Rockingham County, NC Landscaping Rules: Water Restrictions (2026)
Water restrictions in Rockingham County, NC, also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance, set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Key Facts
- Governing division
- Ch. 26, Art. IV, Div. 2
- Trigger
- Supplier (Reidsville/Madison) declares shortage
- Max fine
- $500 per violation
- Ultimate penalty
- Water service disconnection
- Variance requests
- Decided within 2 weeks by utilities dept
Summary
Rockingham County enforces tiered water-shortage restrictions on lawn watering and other uses whenever a supplying utility declares a shortage.
The provisions of the water shortage response plan will be enforced by the county utility services department and law enforcement personnel. Violators may be reported to the county's dedicated water conservation hotline. The county will enforce the following schedule to the extent possible in accordance with the water suppliers to the county public water system as stipulated in sections 26-276 through 26-278...
Full Breakdown
The county doesn't set its own watering-day calendar. Instead it adopts whatever conservation stage the water supplier, City of Reidsville, Town of Madison, or another connected system, has declared, and applies that supplier's restrictions to county customers on that line. Violations escalate from a warning to $250, then $500 fines, then service shutoff.
Violations & Fines
First mandatory-stage violation: warning. Second: $250 fine. Emergency/rationing stages: $250-$500 fines, then discontinuation of water service.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Rockingham County set its own watering-day schedule?
What happens if I violate a mandatory watering restriction?
Sources & Official References
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