Water restrictions in Lincoln, CA — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Lincoln Municipal Code prohibits watering lawns or gardens from an open hose without a shut-off nozzle (LMC 13.04.420), bars unreasonable water runoff onto gutters or pavement (LMC 13.04.440), and authorizes the city to limit irrigation hours during shortages (LMC 13.04.430).
Year-round outdoor water rules are codified in LMC Chapter 13.04. Section 13.04.410 forbids letting faucets or fixtures leak. Section 13.04.420 states 'Watering of lawns and gardens from an open hose is prohibited. A spray or nozzle must, in all cases, be used.' Section 13.04.430 reserves the city's right to 'limit irrigation hours in the case of water shortages or emergencies,' which is the trigger for stage-based drought schedules in the Water Shortage Contingency Plan adopted under California Water Code 10632. Section 13.04.440 prohibits allowing water 'to flow away in unreasonable amounts' over the surface, in gutters or ditches. Lincoln buys treated water from Placer County Water Agency and Nevada Irrigation District, so PCWA stage declarations also flow through to Lincoln customers via the Water Shortage Contingency Plan. New landscapes 500+ sq ft are also subject to the state Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO, 23 CCR 490 et seq.).
Violations of Chapter 13.04 are misdemeanors under the city's general penalty provisions and may also be cited as administrative water-waste citations. The Water Shortage Contingency Plan typically escalates from a written warning to flow restriction or service termination for repeated waste during declared shortage stages.
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