Water restrictions in Loudoun County, VA — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Loudoun Water enforces conservation stages triggered by Potomac River flows. Stage 1-3 restrictions limit outdoor watering. Well owners in rural Loudoun self-manage aquifer use.
Loudoun Water (serving eastern Loudoun including Ashburn, Brambleton, Dulles, Sterling, most of Leesburg) implements a 4-stage Water Conservation Plan triggered by Potomac River flow levels and Jennings Randolph/Little Seneca reservoir storage coordinated with the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB). Stage 1 encourages voluntary conservation; Stage 2 restricts outdoor watering to odd/even days; Stage 3 prohibits all non-essential outdoor water use; Stage 4 is emergency rationing. Western Loudoun residents on private wells (roughly 30,000+ households) must self-manage groundwater in the fractured-rock aquifer. Virginia Governor can declare drought emergencies statewide under VA Code §44-146.17.
Stage 2-3 violation: warning first. Second: $100-$250 surcharge. Third: up to $1,000 or service reduction. Well-water users unregulated but good-practice conservation recommended in drought.
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