Wesley Chapel Water Restrictions 2026

Your watering day in Wesley Chapel depends on your street address. Addresses ending in an even addresses number can water on Tuesday and Saturday. Addresses ending in an odd addresses number can water on Wednesday and Sunday. You are limited to 2 days per week during the current Union County Water Stage 2 Mandatory - In Effect Since May 15, 2026 restrictions.

Under the current restrictions, sprinkler irrigation in Wesley Chapel is only allowed during the following hours: Spray irrigation: 12:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. only, on your two assigned days, Drip irrigation and hand watering with a shut-off nozzle: any day. Wesley Chapel is served by Union County Public Works (Union County Water), which is at Stage 2 of its Water Shortage Response Plan, effective May 15, 2026. Spray irrigation systems are limited to two days a week and only between 12:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. or 8:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m.: even-numbered addresses on Tuesday and Saturday, odd-numbered addresses on Wednesday and Sunday. Drip irrigation and hand watering with a shut-off nozzle are permitted any day. Also prohibited under Stage 2: washing a personal vehicle except at a commercial car wash, and filling new pools or fountains (Essential Water Use exceptions apply); moving county water out of the county by tanker from a hydrant is barred except for emergency fire protection or bona fide farm use. Higher Stage 2 conservation rates are in effect. This is the utility's own schedule; the Catawba-Wateree basin is at Low Inflow Protocol Stage 2, but the days and hours come from Union County Water. Watering outside these hours, even on your scheduled day, is a violation and may result in a citation.

Stage 2 enacts higher water rates effective May 16, 2026 for nonresidential, agricultural, and industrial customers and for residential customers exceeding 10,000 gallons per month. Off-schedule spray irrigation is enforced under the Union County Water Shortage Response Plan. Verify current surcharge amounts at unionconserves.com. The Union County Water and local Union County enforcement officers conduct patrols and respond to complaints. Keep your irrigation timer set to your assigned day and hours to avoid citations.

New sod and seed should follow the Stage 2 two-day spray schedule, or use drip/hand watering for establishment. Union County Stage 2 does not exempt new landscaping from the schedule; contact Union County Water for any variance.

The current Union County Water Stage 2 Mandatory - In Effect Since May 15, 2026 restrictions in Wesley Chapel are effective from May 15, 2026 (Stage 2 rates effective May 16, 2026) Until Catawba-Wateree basin drought conditions recover. However, the restrictions may be extended if drought conditions persist or eased if significant rainfall improves water supply levels. Monitor the Union County Water website for updates.

This page covers Wesley Chapel, North Carolina, a village of about 25,000 in Union County, between Indian Trail and Waxhaw, served by Union County Water. Wesley Chapel, Florida is a separate and much larger community of about 85,000 in Pasco County, in the Tampa Bay area, on a different water utility (Tampa Bay Water region) with a completely different drought framework. Search traffic for 'Wesley Chapel water restrictions' often means the Florida community; if you are in the Tampa area, this NC page does not apply to you. The Union County Water Stage 2 rules here apply only to Wesley Chapel, NC.

Union County Water serves Wesley Chapel, Marvin, Waxhaw, and much of Union County under one Water Shortage Response Plan. Regardless of which Union County town your mailing address uses, if Union County Water is your utility you follow the same Stage 2 schedule: spray irrigation two days per week within 12 a.m. to 8 a.m. or 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.: even addresses Tuesday and Saturday, odd addresses Wednesday and Sunday. Check your water bill to confirm Union County Water is your provider.

No. Union County Water Stage 2 does not exempt new landscaping or new developments from the two-day spray-irrigation schedule. New sod and seed can be established using drip irrigation or hand watering, which are permitted any day of the week. Builders and homeowners installing new landscape during Stage 2 should plan around the schedule or contact Union County Water about any establishment variance.

No. Union County Water Stage 2 restrictions apply to customers on the Union County Water system. Private wells in rural Wesley Chapel and unincorporated eastern Union County are not subject to the county utility's mandatory schedule. Well owners should still conserve voluntarily given the severe regional drought. Verify your water source on your bill: Union County Water customers receive a Union County Water bill.