Water restrictions in Missouri City, TX — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Missouri City enforces year-round irrigation schedules and adopts staged drought contingency rules limiting outdoor watering during shortages.
Missouri City's drought contingency plan establishes mandatory conservation triggers during declared shortages. Stage 1 typically restricts landscape irrigation to two days per week based on address, with no watering between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Higher stages further reduce watering days, prohibit non-essential uses such as washing impervious surfaces, and may suspend new pool fills or fountain operation.
First offenses generally result in warnings; subsequent violations carry escalating fines, with severe stages permitting service disconnection for repeat noncompliance.
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Missouri City, TX
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