What day can I water my lawn in Austin?

Under Austin Water's Conservation Stage, single-family homes with an automatic irrigation system may water one day per week: Wednesday if the street address is odd, Thursday if it is even. Hose-end sprinklers and drip may water two days per week (odd: Wednesday and Saturday; even: Thursday and Sunday). Watering is only allowed midnight to 10 a.m. or 7 p.m. to midnight.

What changes under Austin Stage 2 water restrictions?

Under Stage 2, automatic irrigation and hose-end watering are both limited to one day per week. Automatic systems keep their assigned day (Wednesday for odd addresses, Thursday for even), hose-end sprinklers move to Saturday for odd addresses and Sunday for even, and automatic run times are shortened. Confirm current details with Austin Water.

What are the allowed watering hours in Austin?

Midnight to 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. to midnight. Watering with a sprinkler or irrigation system between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. is a violation, even on your assigned day.

What is the fine for watering on the wrong day in Austin?

Austin Water may issue penalties of up to $1,000 per violation of the watering schedule. Violations are reported through Austin 3-1-1.

When Can I Water? Austin Watering Day Lookup

Your water provider

Where a district publishes a simple address map, we show your day. Not sure which you're on? Type your address or neighborhood below and tap Find my district.

Restriction stage In effect now

1 · Your street address or neighborhood

We use the house number for odd/even. Nothing is stored.

2 · Property type

3 · How do you water?

Please enter a street address that starts with a house number.

Your assigned watering day

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This follows Austin Water's published schedule. Confirm your exact day at austintexas.gov.

Does your current setup line up?

Tick anything that's true of your system today:

My controller runs on a different day than the one above It ever runs between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. It runs more often than allowed each week No working rain / freeze sensor (required in Texas) Heads spray onto the sidewalk, street, or driveway

✓Nothing ticked — you look in step with the schedule. A licensed check can confirm it and find rebate-eligible upgrades.

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Not an Austin Water customer?

This tool reflects the City of Austin (Austin Water) schedule. If you're served by another utility — Cedar Park, Leander, Round Rock, Pflugerville, West Travis County PUA, or a MUD — your days, stage, and hours can be completely different (some are on stricter Stage 2 or Stage 3 rules). We work across Central Texas and program to whichever utility you're on. Tell us your address and we'll pull the right schedule.

The Full Map

Austin's watering schedule, in one place

Odd/even is based on the last digit of your street number. Austin Water may issue penalties up to $1,000 per violation, reported through Austin 3-1-1. Sources: Austin Water — Find Your Watering Day and the official Austin Water Drought Contingency Plan (PDF).

Allowed any day, any time (no restriction)

Hand-held hose with a shut-off nozzle, or a refillable container

Trees watered with a Treegator, soaker hose, or bubbler

Vegetable gardens on a soaker hose or drip

Reclaimed or auxiliary (non-potable) water

Watering to protect public health or safety

New sod or seed — with an Austin Water variance permit (30 days)

Why This Trips People Up

Most Austin systems are set wrong — and it's costing you

Controllers installed before the current stage often still run two or three days a week, in the evaporation window, on the wrong day. That's a citation risk and a water bill you're overpaying every month. Switching to your one assigned day — watered deeply, before 10 a.m. — can save an average household 7,000–14,000 gallons a month. Converting spray to high-efficiency nozzles is also a rebate-eligible upgrade we document for you.

See our Rebate Inspection Talk to Greyroot