Hesperia, CA Landscaping Rules: Water Restrictions (2026)
Water restrictions in Hesperia, CA, also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance, set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Key Facts
- Stage 3 limit
- 3 days/week, 10pm-5am
- Stage 2 limit
- Parks/schools 10pm-5am
- Runoff off property
- Presumed wasteful use
- Declared by
- Hesperia Water District board
Summary
Hesperia Water District can cap landscape irrigation to set hours and days once it declares a water shortage stage. Stage 3 limits watering to three days a week between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., with runoff treated as waste.
The district may determine that the irrigation of exterior vegetation shall be conducted only during specified hours and days such as restricting irrigation to the hours between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m limited to three days per week and may impose other restrictions on the use of water for such irrigation. The irrigation of exterior vegetation at other than the times and days specified by the district at the time of implementation shall be considered a waste of water.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 24 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
The Hesperia Water District regulates outdoor watering through its Water Conservation and Water Shortage Plan (§ 14.04.170), adopted under California Water Code § 350 et seq. Stage 1 already requires new multi-family, commercial, and industrial landscaping to irrigate only between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. Stage 2 adds a fixed 10 p.m.–5 a.m. window for parks, golf courses, and school grounds. Stage 3 extends that same 10 p.m.–5 a.m. window to a three-day-per-week cap for outdoor irrigation district-wide, and watering outside the district's specified days and hours is deemed a waste of water.
Violations & Fines
Irrigating outside the declared schedule is wasteful water use under § 14.04.160: the Hesperia Water District can fine the customer or disconnect water service after written notice if the condition isn't corrected.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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