1.  During stage 1

a)  a person may use a sprinkler to water a lawn growing on a property with:

i) an even numbered address, between the hours of midnight (12:01 a.m.) to 7:00 a.m
and 7:00 p.m. to midnight (11:59 p.m.) on an even numbered day and

ii) an odd numbered address, between the hours of midnight (12:01 a.m.) to 7:00 a.m.
and 7:00 p.m. to midnight (11:59 p.m.) on an odd numbered day and

b)  a person may

i) water trees, shrubs, flowers, and vegetables on any day with a sprinkler during the prescribed hours for stage 1 lawn watering and on any day at any time if watering is done by hand held container or a hand held hose equipped with an automatic shut-off nozzle;

ii) water newly planted trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetables by any method during installation and for the following 24 hours;

iii) use micro-irrigation or drip-irrigation systems to water trees, shrubs, flowers, and vegetables at any time on any day;

iv) under the authority of a permit, water new sod on installation and during the first 21 days after installation, and water newly seeded lawns until growth is established or for 49 days after installation, whichever is less, but only during the prescribed stage 1 lawn watering hours;

v) water all-weather playing fields at any time if failure to do so will result in a permanent loss of plant material; and

vi) wash a vehicle with water using a hand held container or hand held hose equipped with an automatic shut-off nozzle and at car dealerships or commercial car washes.

2.  As exceptions to the stage 1 restrictions

a)  Owners or occupiers of property who, by reason of physical or mental incapacity, and where such incapacity has been documented by a medical practitioner, are unable to water their property within the restricted days and times, may water their property on any two days of the week for a maximum of nine hours per day;

b) Nurseries, farms, turf farms, and tree farms are exempted from the restrictions;

c) Public authorities may water lawns and boulevards on any day but no more than two days per week; and

d) Owners or operators of golf courses may water

i) fairways at any time on any day;

ii) trees, shrubs, flowers, and vegetables grown on golf courses in accordance with stage 1 sections 1 (b) (i), (ii), and (iii) of this schedule; and

iii) golf greens and tees on any day if failure to do so will result in permanent loss of plant material.

Comox Valley Watering Restrictions

If you live in Courtenay or Comox, (or receive your water from the regional district) you are now under Stage 1 water restrictions. You restrictions are as follows:

• Watering on even numbered days for even numbered houses (odd houses on odd days). Watering can be done only between 7pm and 7am the following day.
• Hand water at any time.

Cumberland Watering Restrictions

As of June 22, Cumberland will be bumped up to stage 2 water restrictions due to the water level at the Stevens Lake Dam being 3 feet lower than it was at this time in 2008. Stage 2 restrictions for Cumberland resident’s means:

• Lawn and garden watering between 4am and 10am and 7am and 10pm on Wednesdays for even addresses and Thursdays for odd addresses.
• Washing of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, exterior windows, and building surfaces are prohibited
• Hand watering of gardens and lawns permitted any time if a shutoff nozzle is used. New plants and gardens can be watered anytime within 24 hours of planting.
• Micro-irrigation and drip systems can be used at any time.
• Car washing is permitted if you use a shutoff nozzle