Revere, MA Landscaping Rules: Water Restrictions (2026)
Water restrictions in Revere, MA, also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance, set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Key Facts
- Trigger
- Declared water-system emergency only
- Authority
- Superintendent of public works
- Notice method
- Public notice via the media
- Notice content
- Restriction dates and times specified
- Noncompliance consequence
- Water shutoff plus Section 1.12 penalty
- Adopted
- C.O. 18-133, May 7, 2018
Summary
Revere has no standing lawn-watering schedule; instead Section 13.04.121 lets the superintendent of public works declare a water usage emergency and restrict or shut off water citywide whenever contamination, pressure, flow, or volume problems threaten the system, with public notice of the restricted dates and times through the media.
Any person neglecting or refusing to comply with the provisions of this chapter may have his or her supply of water cut off, in addition to being subject to the penalty provided in Section 1.12, Article III. ... The superintendent of public works ... shall have the authority in the case of an emergency affecting the water system, including but not limited to water contamination, pressure, flow or volume to declare a water usage emergency restricting the usage of water within the city and when necessary shutting off the supply of water. A reasonable notice shall be given by the city via the media of the declaration of emergency requiring the regulation of shut off of water usage and the dates and times that the regulations shall be in effect.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4804778; v14 updated 2026-05-04).
Full Breakdown
121, adopted by City Ordinance 18-133 on May 7, 2018, is the only Revere provision governing outdoor or general water-use restrictions, and it is triggered by an emergency rather than running on a fixed calendar. It gives the superintendent of public works authority, in the case of an emergency affecting the water system, including but not limited to water contamination, pressure, flow, or volume problems, to declare a water usage emergency restricting water use within the city and, when necessary, shutting off the supply entirely.
The section requires the city to give reasonable notice of the emergency declaration through the media, specifying the dates and times the restrictions will be in effect, so any landscaping, irrigation, or lawn-watering limits imposed under this authority are announced publicly rather than fixed year-round. 12, Article III of the code. Because the ordinance is emergency-triggered, it does not establish routine odd/even watering days, specific irrigation hours, or a permit system for outdoor water use in ordinary conditions; those only arise if and when the superintendent formally declares an emergency and publicizes its terms.
Violations & Fines
Section 13.04.080 provides that anyone who neglects or refuses to comply with any provision of the water chapter, including a declared usage restriction under Section 13.04.121, may have their water supply cut off by the superintendent of public works, in addition to being subject to the general penalty in Section 1.12, Article III of the Revere Municipal Code. Water is not restored until the customer complies with the restriction or emergency order then in effect, and the customer bears the shutoff and reconnection fees under the water chapter's fee schedule.
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