AlertEAU – Water use restrictions, bans and maintenance work
Watering restrictions
Sometimes, in the dog days of summer, the city has to restrict or prohibit the use of drinking water for non-essential purposes, such as watering lawns. For details on permitted and prohibited uses, please see the table below. It is updated regularly.
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Action |
Authorized |
Details |
| Manual watering of flower gardens and kitchen gardens (including a hose equipped with a manual flow control spray gun) | YES | |
| Automatic watering (automatic, electronic or underground systems) | YES | |
| Car washing | YES | |
| Filling pools | YES | Between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. |
| Watering new sod | YES | Requires a permit (free), available by contacting us |