Water restrictions in Westminster, CA — also called the watering schedule, outdoor irrigation rules, or drought ordinance — set which days and hours you can run sprinklers or irrigation.
Westminster has year-round water rules in Municipal Code Chapter 13.14, aligned with state regulations. Landscape watering days are capped by the City's posted schedule, and limits tighten under declared shortage levels (Level 1 = 4 days/week; Nov 1-Mar 31 = 2 days/week; Level 3 = 1 day/week). Runoff and leaks are restricted.
The City of Westminster runs its own water system, so its watering rules are city law, set in Municipal Code Chapter 13.14 (Water Conservation and Water Supply Shortage Program). The City describes these as year-round restrictions aligned with State Water Resources Control Board conservation regulations. Outdoor landscape irrigation with potable water is limited to a number of days per week on a schedule established and posted by the City, and the limit ratchets down as the City Council declares shortage levels: during a Level 1 water supply shortage, watering is limited to four days per week; from November 1 through March 31, no more than two days per week; and during a Level 3 emergency, one day per week. Other standing rules in the program prohibit wasting water and require that leaks, breaks, or malfunctions in the user's plumbing or distribution system be repaired within forty-eight hours of notification by the City. Hand watering with a hand-held bucket or a hose equipped with a positive self-closing (shut-off) nozzle is allowed at any time, and very-low-flow drip irrigation systems (no emitter over two gallons per hour) are exempt from the day limits. The City pairs these rules with rebates through the Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC) and free water-use audits. Check your exact assigned watering days on the City's Permanent Water Restrictions page or call the Water Division at (714) 548-3699.
Watering outside the City's posted schedule, wasting water, or failing to repair a leak within 48 hours of notice violates the Chapter 13.14 water conservation program and can lead to enforcement by the Water Division. Shortage-level declarations further reduce allowed watering days.
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