Haltom City, TX Landscaping Rules: Water Restrictions (2026)

Haltom City is a wholesale water customer of the Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD) and administers its own Drought Contingency Plan consistent with TRWDs regional plan approved by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Under the baseline year round conservation rules (often called Stage 1), outdoor landscape irrigation with automatic or hose-end sprinklers is limited to a twice-per-week schedule assigned by address (odd-numbered addresses on one pair of days, even-numbered on another) and is prohibited between 10 AM and 6 PM from April 1 through October 31. Water waste such as irrigation running off into the street, broken sprinkler heads, and watering during rainfall is always prohibited. Stage 2 restrictions tighten to once-per-week watering and can be triggered when Cedar Creek, Richland-Chambers, or Eagle Mountain Lake reservoir levels fall below set thresholds. Stage 3 adds bans on ornamental fountains, vehicle washing except at commercial car washes with recirculating systems, and refilling swimming pools. Hand watering with a handheld hose, drip irrigation, and watering of foundations (up to 2 feet from the slab) are typically allowed any day at any time. Violations can result in citations under the citys water conservation ordinance with fines up to 2,000 dollars per day plus possible service discontinuation for repeated offenders.