Water restrictions in Roswell, GA — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Under Georgia's Water Stewardship Act (permanent law, not a drought response), outdoor watering for planting, growing, managing, or maintaining ground cover, trees, shrubs, or other plants is allowed only between 4 p.m. and 10 a.m. Hand-watering and drip/soaker irrigation are exempt and allowed 24 hours.
Roswell follows the statewide outdoor-watering schedule established by the Georgia Water Stewardship Act of 2010 and applied through the Roswell Water Utility. The default rule restricts sprinkler-system, hose-sprinkler, and similar landscape irrigation to the 4 p.m.-10 a.m. window every day. Hand watering (one person, one nozzle) and drip or soaker hose systems are allowed any time. The schedule tightens during state-declared drought levels: Level 1 keeps the base schedule but adds conservation messaging; Level 2 typically reduces watering to two or three days per week; Level 3 imposes a near-total outdoor watering ban. Roswell Water Utility (770-641-3707) issues warnings and citations. Violations during business hours can be reported to 770-641-3715; after hours to 770-640-4100.
First-offense warnings are typical; subsequent violations carry escalating Roswell Water Utility civil fines that can reach hundreds of dollars per offense under O.C.G.A. §12-5-7 and the city's general penalty clause. Repeat commercial violations can result in service interruption.
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