{
  "utility": {
    "slug": "austin",
    "name": "Austin Water",
    "place": "Austin, TX",
    "timeZone": "America/Chicago"
  },
  "schedule": {
    "id": "res-auto",
    "label": "Home — automatic or manual sprinkler system"
  },
  "date": "2026-10-08",
  "weekdays": [
    "Thu"
  ],
  "answer": "Thursday, midnight–10 a.m. or 7 p.m.–midnight.",
  "wateringDayToday": true,
  "allowedNow": false,
  "hours": "midnight–10 a.m. or 7 p.m.–midnight",
  "next": [
    "2026-10-08",
    "2026-10-15",
    "2026-10-22",
    "2026-10-29",
    "2026-11-05"
  ],
  "stage": {
    "name": "Conservation Stage",
    "since": "2025-09-02",
    "note": "Austin's baseline year-round rules."
  },
  "exceptions": "Hand-held hose or bucket any day, any time. Vegetable gardens on soaker hose or drip, and trees on a tree bubbler or Treegator bag, are also exempt.",
  "fines": "Penalties can reach up to $1,000 per violation.",
  "source": {
    "title": "Austin Water — Find Your Watering Day",
    "url": "https://www.austintexas.gov/water/find-your-watering-day"
  },
  "checked": "2026-10-08",
  "page": "https://wateringday.app/austin/",
  "attribution": "Source: WateringDay (wateringday.app) — please cite with a link. Rules can change at short notice; the utility's notice wins."
}