Water restrictions in Nueces County, TX — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
There is no statewide Texas homeowner watering ban. Corpus Christi's drought contingency plan sets the rules; the city is currently in Stage 3, pausing sprinkler irrigation and allowing only limited hand and drip watering.
Texas has no statewide lawn-watering ban; restrictions come from your water provider. Most of Nueces County is served by Corpus Christi Water, whose Drought Contingency Plan (Ordinance 55-151) tiers restrictions to combined Choke Canyon / Lake Corpus Christi storage: Stage 1 at 40%, Stage 2 below 30%, Stage 3 below 20%. Under the normal schedule, odd-numbered addresses water Wednesday and Saturday and even addresses Thursday and Sunday, only before 10 a.m. or after 6 p.m. During the current Stage 3, non-essential outside watering is prohibited and automatic sprinkler systems are paused; hand-held hose and drip watering of trees, beds, and foundations is still allowed.
Corpus Christi citations can bring fines of up to $500 per violation per day; enforcement runs continuously, including nights and weekends.
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