Water restrictions in Huntersville, NC — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Huntersville is on Charlotte Water and entered Mandatory Low Inflow Protocol Stage 2 on May 15, 2026, capping irrigation at two assigned days per week from 10 p.m.-4 a.m. with $100 fines for violations.
Huntersville's drinking water comes from Charlotte Water under the Catawba-Wateree Low Inflow Protocol. As of May 15, 2026, the system is at Stage 2: residential irrigation is restricted to two days per week based on the last digit of the street address, only between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. Pool top-offs are limited to Thursday and Sunday during overnight hours. Home car washing, decorative water features without aquatic life, and non-essential pressure washing are banned. Mecklenburg County and the towns of Huntersville, Cornelius, Matthews, Mint Hill, and Pineville are all covered.
Violations under Stage 2 carry a $100 administrative penalty per occurrence; repeated violations may result in increased fines and flow restriction by Charlotte Water field crews.
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