Water restrictions in Cameron County, TX — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Cameron County itself sets no lawn-watering schedule. Restrictions come from your water utility or irrigation district's state-required drought contingency plan, which can limit outdoor irrigation days during a shortage.
Watering and irrigation limits in Cameron County are set by public water systems and irrigation districts, not the county government. Under TCEQ rules, retail water suppliers, wholesale suppliers and irrigation districts must adopt a drought contingency plan that triggers stages of mandatory cutbacks, such as odd/even or day-of-week outdoor watering limits, as reservoir and Rio Grande supply drops. Cameron County Irrigation District No. 6 and city utilities each publish their own stages. Check your specific water provider's current stage before setting a sprinkler schedule.
Set by each utility or district; typically warnings escalating to fines or service surcharges for watering on prohibited days during a drought stage.
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