# Los Angeles, CA watering days (Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP))

Checked: 2026-10-08 · Source: https://www.ladwp.com/who-we-are/water-system/water-conservation/water-conservation-ordinance · Page: https://wateringday.app/los-angeles/

## Short answer
Los Angeles (LADWP) sprinkler watering: even addresses Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday; odd addresses Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Allowed hours: before 9 a.m. or after 4 p.m..

## Status
Phase 2 Water Conservation. Three watering days a week, with time limits per sprinkler station.

## Schedule
- Sprinkler watering: even addresses Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday; odd addresses Monday, Wednesday and Friday

Allowed hours: before 9 a.m. or after 4 p.m.

## Exceptions
Hand watering with a self-closing nozzle is allowed any day before 9 a.m. or after 4 p.m. Sprinklers are limited to one 8-minute cycle per station per day (non-conserving nozzles) or two 15-minute cycles (conserving nozzles).

## Fines
Written warning first, then $100, $200 and $300 for homes (meters under 2 in.); a fifth violation brings a flow restrictor.

## Applies to
LADWP customers in the City of Los Angeles. Other LA County cities and water companies (Golden State Water, Cal Water, Glendale, Pasadena…) have their own rules.

## Lookup
https://wateringday.app/api/v1/day?utility=los-angeles&house=1204

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