Water restrictions in Greenville County, SC — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Greenville County has no standing year-round watering schedule. Mandatory outdoor water restrictions come from the South Carolina Drought Response Act and your local water utility (Greenville Water) when the state declares severe or extreme drought.
Landscape watering in Greenville County is governed by the South Carolina Drought Response Act (SC Code Title 49, Chapter 23) and by the rules of your water provider, usually Greenville Water. Under the Act, SCDES may require mandatory curtailment of nonessential water use during severe or extreme drought once the Drought Response Committee finds it reasonably necessary. Nonessential uses can include lawn and landscape irrigation, car washing, and filling pools. Outside of a declared drought, there is generally no fixed county watering-day schedule; utilities may still ask for voluntary conservation. Always check Greenville Water and the SC State Climatology Office for the current drought phase and any restrictions in effect.
Violating a drought-response restriction is a misdemeanor under SC Code 49-23-100, punishable by a fine of $50 to $1,000 per violation, plus possible civil injunctive action.
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