Clark County, NV Landscaping Rules: Water Restrictions (2026)
Water restrictions in Clark County, NV, also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance, set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Key Facts
- Restricted hours
- 11 a.m.-7 p.m. daily
- Restricted season
- May 1 - August 31
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor, § 1.01.040
- Exemptions
- Hand watering, drip/subsurface, new lawns
- Applies to
- Unincorporated county incl. the Strip
Summary
Unincorporated Clark County bans exterior irrigation between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. every day from May 1 through August 31, covering lawns, gardens, trees and shrubbery unless an exception applies.
From May 1st through August 31 of each calendar year from the hours of eleven a.m. until seven p.m. it is unlawful for any customer of a public water system to use water within the unincorporated areas of the county for the purpose of irrigating, regardless of method, exterior lawns, gardens, trees, grass, shrubbery, or other vegetation except as provided in Section 24.34.030.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 147).
Full Breakdown
Clark County Code § 24.34.020 bars any customer of a public water system from irrigating lawns, gardens, trees, grass or shrubbery by any method between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. from May 1 through August 31 in unincorporated Clark County: including Paradise and Winchester townships, home to the Las Vegas Strip. Section 24.34.030 exempts hand watering, new lawns for 30 days, licensed commercial growers, supervised sprinkler testing and irrigation audits, and drip or subsurface systems. Violators face misdemeanor penalties under § 1.01.040, and non-utility water suppliers may reduce or terminate service to repeat violators.
Violations & Fines
Violating the summer watering-hour ban is a misdemeanor under § 1.01.040; non-utility water suppliers may also reduce or terminate service to repeat violators.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this apply on the Las Vegas Strip?
Can I hand-water during the banned hours?
Sources & Official References
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