Water restrictions in Prince William County, VA — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Prince William County sets no permanent lawn-watering schedule. Virginia is a riparian (not scheduled-irrigation) water state, so day-of-week limits appear only when Prince William Water or the region declares a drought watch or warning.
Unlike arid Western states, Virginia follows riparian water law and Prince William County imposes no year-round outdoor watering calendar. Water service is provided by Prince William Water (the county service authority), which asks customers to conserve indoor and outdoor use during regional droughts. During the 2026 drought watch declared by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, the utility encouraged, but did not mandate, monitoring of lawn, plant, and shrub watering. Under county code, the Board of County Supervisors and County Executive are authorized to enact mandatory drought water-use restrictions when conditions warrant.
No penalty when watering is voluntary. If the county or utility declares mandatory restrictions, violating the declared limits can carry service-authority fines set in the drought declaration.
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