Hutto, TX Landscaping Rules: Water Restrictions (2026)
Water restrictions in Hutto, TX, 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 2 residential days
- Sun/Thu (even address) or Sat/Tue (odd)
- Restricted hours
- Before 10:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m.
- Stage 3 schedule
- One day/week by last address digit
- Exempt methods
- Hand hose, 5-gal bucket, drip irrigation
- Penalty
- Class C misdemeanor, general penalty fine
- After 3 convictions
- Water service may be disconnected
Summary
Once the City of Hutto declares Stage 2 of its Drought Contingency Plan, residential sprinkler irrigation is capped to two fixed days a week tied to street-address parity, and only outside 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Hand-held hoses, buckets under five gallons and drip systems stay legal any day.
(C) Water use restrictions for demand reduction. Under threat of penalty for violation, the following water use restrictions shall apply to all persons: ... (i) For residential water customers, irrigation of landscaped areas with hose-end sprinklers or automatic irrigation systems shall be limited to Sundays and Thursdays for customers with a street address ending in an even number (0, 2, 4, 6 or 8), and Saturdays and Tuesdays for water customers with a street address ending in an odd number (1, 3, 5, 7 or 9), and irrigation of landscaped areas is further limited to the hours before 10:00 a.m. and after 8:00 p.m. on designated watering days.
Full Breakdown
The City of Hutto regulates lawn watering through its Drought Contingency Plan at Chapter 24, Article 24.07 of the Hutto Code of Ordinances. Stage 1 sets only voluntary watering-day requests, but Stage 2 makes the schedule mandatory once total daily demand hits 80 percent of system operating capacity for three straight days (section 24.07.038). Under section 24.07.039(b)(2)(C)(i), residential customers with hose-end sprinklers or automatic irrigation must water only on Sundays and Thursdays if their street address ends in an even digit (0, 2, 4, 6 or 8), or Saturdays and Tuesdays if it ends in an odd digit (1, 3, 5, 7 or 9), and only before 10:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m.
Industrial, commercial and institutional customers are limited to Mondays and Fridays in the same hours. Hand-held hoses, faucet-filled buckets or watering cans of five gallons or less, and drip irrigation are exempt and allowed any time, provided a person actively monitors the hose or bucket. If the city advances to Stage 3, the schedule tightens further to one day per week keyed to the last digit of the address (0/1 Monday, 2/3 Tuesday, 4/5 Thursday, 6/7 Friday, 8/9 Saturday, with Wednesday for properties without a street address).
Commercial plant nursery stock is exempt from the watering-day limits at every stage. Customers can petition the city manager for a temporary variance under section 24.07.041 by filing within five days of a stage taking effect.
Violations & Fines
Watering outside the assigned day or hours during an active Stage 2 or higher restriction is a Class C misdemeanor under section 24.07.040, punishable by the general penalty fine set in section 1.01.009. Each day of violation is a separate offense. A police officer or designated city employee may issue a citation directing the violator to Hutto municipal court within 3 to 5 days. After three convictions, the city manager may disconnect water service until the customer gives assurance the violation will not recur.
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