New Braunfels, TX Landscaping Rules: Water Restrictions (2026)
Water restrictions in New Braunfels, 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
- Year-round baseline
- 2 days/week by address
- No-sprinkle hours
- 10 a.m.-8 p.m. daily
- Stage I/II
- 1 day/week by address
- Stage III
- 1 day every other week
- Enforcing agency
- New Braunfels Utilities (NBU)
Summary
New Braunfels limits landscape watering to two designated days per week year-round by street address, with tighter day-per-week and time-of-day cuts once NBU declares a drought stage.
It is the policy of the city to promote the efficient use of water without waste at all times on a year round basis. From and after June 1, 2019, landscape watering for residential and commercial properties will be limited to two days per week according to the street address as follows.
Last Number of Address Watering Day Even number (0,2,4,6,8) Monday, Thursday Odd number (1,3,5,7,9) Tuesday, Friday No address, more than one address associated with a single contiguous property Monday, Friday
It is unlawful for any person to perform or permit landscape watering on any property within the city or its extraterritorial jurisdiction or areas covered by NBU's CCN between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on any day, except as expressly provided herein. Landscape watering is also restricted further during the times the drought management plan is in effect as provided herein.
(Ord. No. 2019-17, § I, 3-25-19)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 36).
Full Breakdown
NBU's baseline rule (Sec. 130-220.1) caps landscape watering at two days a week tied to your address's last digit, even numbers water Monday/Thursday, odd numbers Tuesday/Friday, and bans all sprinkling between 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. any day. When the mayor declares Stage I, II, or III based on Edwards Aquifer/Comal Springs levels, Sec. 130-225 cuts watering further to one day a week (Stage I/II) or one day every other week (Stage III), keyed to your address's last digit under a Monday-Friday schedule. Hand-held hose, drip, and non-spraying soaker hose watering stay allowed any day.
Violations & Fines
First violation draws a warning; the second $25, third $250, fourth $500 in surcharges within 12 months. Criminal fines run $100-$500 per offense (up to $2,000 for health/sanitation-related violations), and NBU can shut off water for repeated or continued violations.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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