Marysville, WA Landscaping Rules: Water Restrictions (2026)
Water restrictions in Marysville, WA, also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance, set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Key Facts
- No-watering window
- 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily
- Allowed watering days
- set by city's annual rotation schedule
- Governing section
- MMC § 14.09.050(5)
- Civil infraction penalty
- up to $50.00 per violation
- Reconnection fee after shutoff
- $50.00
- Coverage
- any property on city water, in or outside city limits
Summary
Marysville bans sprinkling or irrigating lawns, ground cover or shrubbery between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., and on any day outside the annual rotation schedule the city announces, under Marysville Municipal Code § 14.09.050(5). The ban applies to every property connected to the city water system, inside or outside city limits, and sits alongside a runoff ban and other nonessential-use prohibitions in the same chapter.
The following nonessential uses of water are prohibited on all properties connected to the city's water system, whether inside or outside of the city limits: (1) Washing sidewalks, walkways, driveways, parking lots, patios and other exterior paved areas by direct hosing, except as may be necessary for emergency fire fighting activities. ... (4) Lawn sprinkling and irrigation which allows water to run off or overspray the lawn area. Every customer is deemed to have knowledge of and control over his lawn sprinkling and irrigation at all times. (5) Sprinkling and irrigation of lawns, ground cover or shrubbery between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., or on any day not authorized by the rotation schedule announced on an annual basis by the city.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4922912; v1 updated 2026-06-08; through 06-08-2026).
Full Breakdown
010). , or on any day the city has not authorized under its published annual rotation schedule. no-water window is fixed by the ordinance itself. 09's watering-hours and rotation-day rule applies year-round regardless of whether an emergency has been declared.
Violations & Fines
Under MMC § 14.09.060, the city must first mail written notice to the customer's billing address describing the violation and a deadline to correct it. A customer who ignores the notice, or repeats a violation within six months, can have a flow restrictor installed on their service line at their own cost, or have water service disconnected outright, with a $50.00 fee to reconnect. Any violation is also a civil infraction carrying a monetary penalty of up to $50.00, with each day of continued violation counted as a separate infraction; enforcement proceeds under MMC Title 4.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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