Phoenix Water Services Department operates under the Drought Management Plan with four stages of escalating restrictions. Phoenix sits in the Active Management Area regulated by Arizona Department of Water Resources; baseline conservation rules and tiered pricing always apply.
Phoenix Water Services operates under a Drought Management Plan with four progressive stages tied to Salt River Project and Central Arizona Project supply conditions and Colorado River shortage tier declarations. Stage 1 is voluntary; Stage 2 limits ornamental fountain refills and odd/even residential outdoor watering; Stage 3 prohibits new turf installation and tightens irrigation hours; Stage 4 bans most outdoor watering except trees. As of 2024 Phoenix is in Stage 1 voluntary conservation. Permanent year-round rules require automatic timers on irrigation systems and ban water waste (runoff, broken-sprinkler flow). Phoenix sits in the Phoenix Active Management Area governed by the Arizona Department of Water Resources, which sets municipal-provider per-capita conservation goals under the 1980 Groundwater Management Act.
Phoenix Water Services issues warnings first; subsequent violations carry escalating fines from $50 up to $2,500 plus possible flow restrictions during Stage 3 or 4. Permanent runoff and broken-sprinkler rules apply year-round under City Code Chapter 37.
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