The District of Peachland has implemented Stage 3 water restrictions to reduce outdoor water consumption and decrease the demand on Peachland’s reservoirs.
The restriction to once-a-week watering is necessary due to ongoing drought conditions and lower-than-optimal levels of upland lakes that feed Peachland’s reservoirs.
Stage 3 Water Restrictions – ONCE A WEEK
- Even numbered addresses - watering permitted on Saturdays
- Odd numbered addresses - watering permitted on Sundays
- Automatic sprinklers - midnight to 6:00 am on permitted days
- Manually controlled sprinklers - 6 am to 10 am and 7 pm to 11 pm on permitted days
- Hand watering using a hose with a control valve or hand-held container is permitted at any time.
- Watering NOT permitted between 10 am and 7 pm
- No filling pools, tubs, ponds or fountains
- No washing vehicles or boats
Nurseries, farms, orchards and vineyards are exempted users, and are subject to Stage 1 water restrictions.
Under certain circumstances, residents may apply for a permit to water outside of these hours.
Questions can be directed to operations@peachland.ca.
For more information on watering restrictions and residential water conservation, visit peachland.ca/water. Find more information about Okanagan-wide efforts in water conservation and tips for what you can do to use less water.
What is happening with our water supply?
Peachland Lake is the community’s primary water source. During the past 30 years, lake level records have shown a relatively consistent freshet-driven operating pattern with spring snowmelt refilling the lake. In contrast, 2024 and 2025 revealed a significant reduction in both peak lake levels and outlet flows. The region is also experiencing a 30+ year record low snowpack.
This forecast supports proactive demand management to preserve available resources and to avoid more severe restrictions later in the season.
Watering of public parks reduced
The District of Peachland is taking a proactive approach and will not be irrigating its outlying parks. We will continue irrigation of sports fields and downtown parks to maintain these valuable public amenities. The District adheres to a conservative watering schedule for its fields, parks and gardens, watering during optimal hours and minimizing watering during sustained days of precipitation.
