Water restrictions in Henrico County, VA — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Henrico has no mandatory watering schedule ordinance and has not imposed mandatory restrictions since the early 2000s. During drought the county requests voluntary conservation rather than enforcing odd/even watering days.
Henrico County's utility does not run a standing odd/even lawn-watering ordinance. When drought hits, the county issues voluntary conservation requests instead of a required schedule; a July 2026 request stated the county was not asking residents to follow a watering schedule at that time. Officials note Henrico has avoided mandatory restrictions since the early 2000s. If mandatory limits were ever declared, the county could restrict or prohibit high-use activities such as irrigation, car washing, and filling pools, with escalating penalties. For a specific yard, always check henrico.gov for any active drought declaration before assuming a schedule applies.
None under a voluntary request. If mandatory restrictions were declared, the county has described a first-offense warning, then a $50 fine, then a $100 fine.
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