Mission, TX Landscaping Rules: Water Restrictions (2026)
Water restrictions in Mission, TX, also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance, set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Key Facts
- Assigned watering days
- 3 days/week by quadrant
- Stage 2 irrigation hours
- 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
- Governing provision
- Code § 114-238, § 114-239
- Stage 5 response
- All landscape irrigation prohibited
- Enforcement
- City of Mission, § 114-240
Summary
The City of Mission assigns every address three weekly watering days by quadrant and, once the city manager declares a Stage 2 drought, limits hose-end sprinkler and automatic-system irrigation to 8:00 p.m. through 6:00 a.m. under threat of penalty.
Irrigation of landscaped areas with hose-end sprinklers or automatic irrigation systems shall be limited to Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for customers within the northeast and southwest quadrangles and Saturdays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays for water customers within the northwest and southeast quadrangles and irrigation of landscaped areas is further limited to between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on designated watering days.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 31).
Full Breakdown
Mission runs its outdoor watering on a quadrant calendar. The city splits into four quadrangles along Business 83/Loop 374 and Bryan Road: the northeast and southwest quadrants water Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday, while the northwest and southeast quadrants water Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday. When the city manager declares a Stage 2 moderate shortage, those days become mandatory and sprinkler or automatic-system irrigation is confined to the hours of 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Stage 3 cuts each quadrant to two days, Stage 4 to a single day, and Stage 5 prohibits landscape irrigation outright. Hand-held hoses, faucet-filled buckets of five gallons or less, and drip systems stay allowed at any time. Stages trigger on daily demand and reservoir refill levels under section 114-238.
Violations & Fines
Irrigating outside your quadrant's assigned days or the 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. window during a declared drought stage is a prohibited non-essential water use, enforced by the City of Mission under Code section 114-240.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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