Minneapolis enforces an odd-even outdoor watering schedule from May through September. Properties may water lawns only on days matching the last digit of the address, with no watering 11am to 5pm.
Minneapolis Water Works regulations limit lawn and landscape watering to conserve Mississippi River withdrawals during peak summer demand. Properties with odd-numbered addresses water on odd calendar dates; even-numbered on even dates. Daytime watering between 11am and 5pm is prohibited regardless of date because evaporation losses exceed plant uptake. Hand-watering of vegetable gardens, new sod establishment under permit, and drip irrigation receive limited exemptions. The Department of Natural Resources Minn. Stat. 103G appropriation framework underlies the rules.
Warning followed by administrative fines escalating from $50 to $200 per offense. Repeat violations may trigger water-bill surcharges through Public Works Utility Billing.
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