Water restrictions in Kent County, MI — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Kent County sets no lawn-watering schedule. Michigan is not a drought-restricted state, so there is no county odd/even or day-of-week watering rule. Any limits come only from your local water utility during a temporary supply emergency.
Unlike arid western states, Michigan does not impose statewide or county lawn-irrigation schedules. Kent County has no watering-day ordinance. Water is supplied locally — by the Grand Rapids water system, the Wyoming/Kentwood systems, or your township — and restrictions appear only if an individual utility declares a temporary emergency (for example, a main break or a rare heat-driven demand spike). At those times a city may ask or require residents to limit sprinkling to certain hours or alternate days, communicated directly by the utility. Outside such events you may water your lawn on any schedule. Check your water bill or utility website for any active advisory.
No county penalty exists. During a declared local water emergency, your municipal utility may fine or surcharge violators under its own emergency water-use ordinance.
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