Water restrictions in Redmond, WA — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Redmond water customers follow Seattle Public Utilities/Cascade Water Alliance voluntary conservation stages; summer outdoor watering is limited to specific days and morning/evening hours under drought advisories.
Redmond receives drinking water through the Cascade Water Alliance from the Seattle Public Utilities regional system (Cedar and Tolt watersheds). In normal years watering is unrestricted but voluntary conservation is encouraged. During drought, Cascade and SPU activate a four-stage Water Shortage Contingency Plan: Advisory (voluntary reductions), Voluntary (10 percent cut goal), Mandatory (20 percent cut, outdoor limits), and Emergency (50 percent cut, no non-essential outdoor use). Summer best practices encouraged by the City include watering before 10 AM or after 7 PM to reduce evaporation, deep-watering once or twice weekly rather than daily light watering, and installing rain-sensor controlled irrigation. Established native and drought-tolerant plants are strongly encouraged to reduce demand. Commercial car washes must recycle water under Ecology rules. Always check the Cascade Water Alliance drought status before watering during summer dry spells.
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