Summerland Water Restrictions and Irrigation Guide

Summerland's residential restrictions page is the starting point for a household watering decision. It currently says the District is in Stage 1, but the page also publishes higher stages with different days and time windows. Check the live page on the day of watering and record the stage, property address parity, irrigation method, and date checked with the controller notes.

Do not substitute a social post, last year's printed schedule, or a contractor's saved settings for the District page. The residential schedule applies to the activity and method described there. If the property is part of a different service or water use category, confirm that boundary with the District before applying a residential rule.

• Confirm the live residential stage before programming any zone.
• Use the house number's final digit to establish even or odd parity.
• Record the source page and review date with the schedule.

At the current Stage 1, even-numbered addresses may use a sprinkler on Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday, while odd-numbered addresses may use one on Saturday, Monday, and Thursday. The District says micro-irrigation, drip irrigation, or a hose with a shutoff nozzle may water trees, shrubs, or vegetables on any day and at any time under that stage. Read the current page before treating a method as permitted.

The higher stages narrow sprinkler days and add time limits, and Stage 4 imposes a complete lawn-watering ban with separate limits for plants and vegetables. A contractor should identify whether a zone is a spray system, a true drip or micro-irrigation system, or hand watering before changing its runtime.

• Separate lawn sprinkler zones from plant and vegetable zones.
• Check the current stage's time window before using a manual sprinkler.
• Do not infer a Stage 1 exception for a higher stage.

Summerland distinguishes residential Water Use Stages from Drought Levels. The District's 2026 drought page reports Drought Level 3 and a mandatory reduction in some allocations, while the residential restrictions page controls days and methods for household outdoor watering. Treat those as related but different pages and do not use one as a substitute for the other.

Agricultural, greenhouse, cemetery, park, playfield, golf-course, and residential water uses can have different rules or schedules. If a property combines household landscaping with agricultural production or another allocation, ask the District which current rule governs each activity. Do not generalize an allocation reduction into a residential sprinkler schedule.

• Record both the residential stage and any relevant drought level.
• Separate domestic watering from agricultural or allocation questions.
• Ask the District to clarify a mixed-use property before spending.

Before reprogramming irrigation, inspect each zone for leaks, broken heads, overspray, pooling, and runoff. List the plant group, outlet type, days, start times, cycle-and-soak plan, and any new planting or establishment question. A change that adds runtime without fixing coverage or leakage can waste water and still fail to reach the intended plants.

Have the contractor document the active stage, address parity, source pages reviewed, controller changes, repairs, exceptions, and the next stage review. Keep the handoff with the irrigation watering checklist and update it when the District posts a new restriction. If the source does not answer a property-specific question, pause and ask the District rather than guessing.

• Photograph the controller and record the active source page.
• Document leaks, overspray, runoff, repairs, and unresolved conditions.
• Set the next review date for the stage and drought pages.