Taylor, TX Landscaping Rules: Water Restrictions (2026)
Water restrictions in Taylor, TX, also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance, set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Key Facts
- Stage 2 trigger
- 80% of daily capacity for 3 straight days
- Even addresses
- Water Sundays and Thursdays only
- Odd addresses
- Water Saturdays and Wednesdays only
- Allowed hours
- 12am-10am and 8pm-12am on assigned days
- Exempt methods
- Hand-held hose, 5-gal bucket, drip irrigation
- Penalty
- Class C misdemeanor, $1-$500 fine per day
- Governing law
- Taylor City Code § 29-89, Drought Contingency Plan
Summary
Taylor's Drought Contingency Plan restricts landscape irrigation to two fixed days a week once the city triggers Stage 2 mandatory water use restrictions under City Code § 29-89. Customers with an even-numbered street address may irrigate only Sundays and Thursdays; odd-numbered addresses only Saturdays and Wednesdays, and only between midnight and 10 a.m. or 8 p.m. and midnight.
Water use restrictions. Under threat of penalty for violation, the following water use restrictions shall apply to all persons: ... 1.Irrigation of landscaped areas with hose-end sprinklers or automatic irrigation systems shall be limited to Sundays and Thursdays for customers with a street address ending in an even number (0, 2, 4, 6 or 8), and Saturdays and Wednesdays for water customers with a street address ending in an odd number (1, 3, 5, 7 or 9), and irrigation of landscaped areas is further limited to the hours of 12:00 midnight until 10:00 a.m. and between 8:00 p.m. and 12:00 midnight on designated watering days. However, irrigation of landscaped areas is permitted at any time if it is by means of a hand-held hose, a faucet filled bucket or watering can of five gallons or less, or drip irrigation system.
Full Breakdown
Article V of Chapter 29, adopted by Ordinance No. 2024-14 on March 14, 2024, sets out Taylor's Drought Contingency Plan under Section 29-81 to protect water supply and fire protection capacity during shortages. Section 29-88 defines five escalating stages tied to average daily consumption as a share of production and distribution capacity: Stage 1 (voluntary) triggers at 70 percent for three consecutive days, Stage 2 (mandatory) at 80 percent, Stage 3 at 90 percent, and Stage 5 water allocation at 95 percent, all keyed to Brazos River Authority drought triggers.
to 12:00 midnight on the assigned days. Hand-held hoses, a five-gallon or smaller bucket or watering can, and drip irrigation are exempt from the day-and-hour limits and may be used at any time. and bars hose-end sprinklers and automatic systems entirely, leaving only hand-held or drip methods; Stage 4 prohibits landscape irrigation outright. The city manager or director of public works determines when a stage is triggered or rescinded and must notify the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission's executive director within five business days of any mandatory stage.
Violations & Fines
Section 29-91 makes any violation of the drought plan, including watering outside the assigned days or hours, a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $1.00 and not more than $500.00, with each day of violation a separate offense. After three convictions the city may discontinue water service to the property, restorable only after a $25.00 reconnection charge and assurance the violation will not recur; the city may also seek injunctive relief in district court.
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