Water restrictions in Lancaster County, NE — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Nebraska has no statewide homeowner watering ban. Lincoln Water System uses voluntary conservation and, during drought, an odd/even watering schedule by address. Mandatory cuts are rare and were last imposed in 2012.
Lincoln Water System manages summer demand mainly through voluntary conservation. When it asks residents to conserve, it publishes an odd/even schedule: odd-numbered single-family and duplex addresses water Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday; even-numbered addresses water Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday; other properties water Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday. The utility encourages watering only once or twice a week and taking sprinklers off automatic. Restrictions have generally been voluntary since the last mandatory reduction in 2012; the City asked for voluntary conservation in 2019 and 2023. Lancaster County has no separate homeowner irrigation ban.
During voluntary stages there are no fines. If the City declares a mandatory water emergency, watering violations can carry municipal penalties set at that time.
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