Water restrictions in Spokane County, WA — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Spokane County itself publishes no countywide lawn-watering schedule. Outdoor watering rules are set by each water purveyor: the City of Spokane and local water districts (for example Vera Water & Power, Spokane County Water District 3). Check with your provider, since rules and drought triggers vary by district.
Because Spokane County does not run a single county-wide domestic water utility for unincorporated areas, there is no county ordinance dictating watering days or hours. Instead, each purveyor sets its own conservation rules. The City of Spokane, for example, imposes automatic Level 1 restrictions each June 1 to October 1 (no watering 10 a.m.-6 p.m., max four days/week, two hours/day), escalating to Level 2 when Spokane River flow drops below 1,000 cfs. Water districts serving unincorporated areas (Vera, District 3, Whitworth, etc.) publish their own guidelines. Residents on a well are generally unrestricted but must still follow any state drought declarations.
Enforcement is by the individual water purveyor under its own rate schedule or ordinance (e.g., City of Spokane watering rules); the county does not fine for outdoor watering.
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