Residents and Businesses - City of Trail Water Conservation Notice June 1 to September 30, 2025

Effective June 1, 2025, and pursuant to the City of Trail Waterworks Bylaw, water use conservation measures are in place for all areas of the City of Trail as follows:

• Lawn watering is permitted only on odd numbered days for odd numbered premises and even numbered days for even numbered premises.
• Conventional lawn watering, typically a garden hose and sprinkler head, is permitted only during the hours of 6:00am to 10:00am and 6:00pm to 10:00pm on your designated day.
• Automatic sprinkler systems such as underground sprinklers, or other sprinklers that are controlled by an automatic turn on/turn off device, are permitted from midnight to 10:00am and 6:00pm to midnight on your designated day. These automated sprinkler systems must be set to a maximum time of 30 minutes per zone.
• Hand watering of gardens and flower beds is permitted any time of the day or evening, providing a flow control device is used i.e. a hose nozzle.
• Although not recommended, but if required, washing of sidewalks or driveways is permitted only during the hours of 6:00am to 10:00am and 6:00pm to 10:00pm on your designated day. Wetting down sidewalks and driveways as a form of cooling is prohibited.
• If possible, avoid over-spraying onto sidewalks, driveways, streets or alleys.

The City of Trail thanks you in advance for your cooperation in helping us preserve this precious resource and reminds you that water conservation is a global concern.