Water restrictions in Sedgwick County, KS — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Sedgwick County sets no county-wide lawn-watering schedule. If you get water from the City of Wichita, a permanent 3-day odd/even watering schedule applies. Kansas water law lets homeowners use water for domestic lawn/garden use without a permit.
There is no unincorporated Sedgwick County ordinance dictating which days you may water. Restrictions come from your water utility. The City of Wichita adopted a permanent outdoor-watering schedule in 2025: odd-numbered addresses water Wed/Fri/Sun, even-numbered addresses Tue/Thu/Sat, no watering Mondays, and none between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Hand watering and drip irrigation are exempt. Under Kansas water law, water used for household purposes and up to two acres of lawn and garden is a domestic use needing no state appropriation permit; larger non-domestic uses require a permit from the KDA Division of Water Resources.
Enforcement of watering days is by your water utility (e.g., City of Wichita), not the county. Penalties and variances are set in the utility's schedule.
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