Water restrictions in Rancho Cordova, CA — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Rancho Cordova is served by Golden State Water Company and California American Water. Permanent State Water Resources Control Board prohibitions apply year-round, and utility drought stages can further limit outdoor watering to assigned days. AB 1572 phases out watering non-functional turf at commercial and institutional sites.
The State Water Resources Control Board has adopted permanent statewide waste and unreasonable use prohibitions including no watering during or within 48 hours after measurable rainfall, no runoff onto sidewalks or streets, no hosing hard surfaces, and nozzles required on hoses. Rancho Cordova water customers are served primarily by Golden State Water (Cordova district) and California American Water (Suburban Rancho Cordova), each with their own drought response stages that assign outdoor watering to two or three days per week, often with morning and evening windows. AB 1572 prohibits using potable water to irrigate non-functional turf at commercial, industrial, and institutional properties, phasing in from 2027. Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) applies to new developer-installed landscaping over 500 square feet. California Civil Code Section 4735 bars HOAs from penalizing homeowners for reducing watering during declared drought.
Water wasting violations can draw warnings, escalating utility fines from 50 to 500 dollars, and flow restrictors for chronic offenders.
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