Pueblo, CO Landscaping Rules: Water Restrictions (2026)
Water restrictions in Pueblo, CO, also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance, set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Key Facts
- Watering schedule
- No fixed days or hours
- Runoff
- Barred onto streets, sidewalks
- Enforcement
- Water service shutoff
- Reconnect fee
- $5.00 turn-on fee
Summary
Pueblo's water utility code bars letting lawn or garden sprinkling waste water or run off onto neighboring property, sidewalks or streets, with no set watering days or hours specified.
(a)In using water from the Water Works for sprinkling lawn or gardens, no consumer shall cause or permit any unnecessary waste thereof, or permit the water to flow from his or her premises upon or over adjacent premises or sidewalks or streets.(b)Upon any violation of this Section, the General Manager of the Water Works is empowered to shut off the water to the premises of any person who violates any of the provisions of this Section, and the water shall only be turned on again upon the payment by the person guilty of such violation, of the fee of five dollars ($5.00) for turning on the water in such cases. (1957 Code, §29-6)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 109).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 16-1-6 governs residential lawn and garden sprinkling from the Pueblo Water Works system. It does not set fixed watering days, hours or an odd/even schedule: instead it bars any 'unnecessary waste' of water and bars letting sprinkler water flow off a customer's own premises onto adjacent property, sidewalks or streets. The General Manager of the Water Works can shut off service to any violating premises, and the customer must pay a five-dollar ($5.00) turn-on fee before water is restored, per Sec. 16-1-6(b). The rule dates to the 1957 Code (§29-6) and applies to Pueblo Water Works customers inside city limits.
Violations & Fines
Violating Sec. 16-1-6 lets the Water Works General Manager shut off service to the property; restoring water costs a five-dollar ($5.00) turn-on fee under Sec. 16-1-6(b).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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