Holladay Water Restrictions 2026
Salt Lake County · Utah
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Voluntary Conservation - Statewide Drought
No assigned schedule
Voluntary conservation
No mandatory hour restrictions; the City recommends watering between 8 p.m. and 10 a.m. to limit evaporation
Allowed Hours
No fines
Voluntary, no penalties
Find Your Watering Day
This city assigns watering days by property location, not by address digit. Find your assigned days in the table below.
Watering schedule by property location
| Property Location | Watering Day |
|---|---|
| All addresses | No mandatory schedule; voluntary 2-day-per-week recommendation under Utah statewide drought and SLC Stage 2 spillover |
Allowed Watering Hours
Holladay does not run a city-operated water utility and has not issued mandatory hour restrictions. Conservation messaging is voluntary and is coordinated through whichever supplier serves your address: Holliday Water Company, Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities, or Mount Olympus Improvement District. Because the service area is genuinely fragmented street by street in this eastern Salt Lake County suburb, two neighbors on the same block can receive different bills, different rate tiers, and different conservation notices. Check your most recent water bill to confirm which utility you pay before calling about a restriction question.
Still Allowed
💧 Hand Watering
Allowed with shut-off nozzle. Hours: Hand watering with a shut-off nozzle is permitted any day under voluntary conservation.
🌿 Drip Irrigation
Exempt from day-of-week limits. Must follow allowed hours.
Fines & Enforcement
No fines under voluntary conservation
Holladay City has not adopted a water-waste ordinance with civil penalties; enforcement of any future mandatory stage would fall to the utility that serves the address (Holliday Water Company, SLC Public Utilities, or Mount Olympus Improvement District), each of which has its own rate schedule and surcharge structure.
🏠 HOA Rules During Restrictions
Under the Utah Community Association Act (Utah Code Title 57, Chapter 8a), an HOA in Holladay may not prohibit a homeowner from installing water-efficient or drought-tolerant landscaping, and may not penalize a homeowner for drought-stressed turf during a declared state or local drought. HOAs may still set reasonable design standards. Holladay's large-lot character means many properties sit inside HOAs with detailed landscape covenants, so confirm in writing before tearing out turf.
If your homeowners association sends a violation notice for a dormant or brown lawn during the current restriction period, respond in writing citing the applicable law and include a copy of the current restriction order from Multi-utility service area: Holliday Water Company. Most HOAs will rescind the notice once they are made aware of the legal protections in place. If the issue persists, contact your county’s code enforcement division for assistance.
Why These Restrictions Exist
Governor Spencer Cox announced in late April 2026 that 100 percent of Utah is now in drought, with statewide snowpack at roughly 60 percent of normal and a peak that arrived three weeks early on March 9. The Governor's executive order mandates a 10 percent water-use reduction at state facilities and signals that an emergency drought declaration is imminent. The Utah Division of Water Resources has labeled the 2025-2026 winter one of the worst on record for Wasatch Front water supply.
That statewide picture lands directly on top of Salt Lake City's own Stage 2 Drought Response, which Mayor Erin Mendenhall declared on March 19, 2026, the first Stage 2 advisory since October 2022. Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities is targeting a 10 million-gallon-per-day reduction across its retail and wholesale service area. The reduction is mandatory for city facilities but voluntary for residential and commercial customers, and SLC DPU's wholesale role means its conservation messaging reaches portions of Holladay served through that connection.
Holladay's specific situation is unusual: it is an affluent eastern Salt Lake County suburb of roughly 32,000 residents, but it does not operate its own municipal water utility. Instead, water service is split among Holliday Water Company (a private mutual based at 1887 East 4500 South), Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities (serving portions of Holladay directly and others wholesale), and Mount Olympus Improvement District (handling water-related infrastructure and sewer in much of the city). Which utility bills a given parcel depends on the street address and the historic boundary lines drawn long before Holladay incorporated in 1999. Large lots, half-acre and acre parcels are common east of Highland Drive, drive significantly higher outdoor watering demand than the SLC County average.
The Wasatch Front broadly is entering summer 2026 with reservoirs that look healthy on paper but with stream-flow forecasts running 50-60 percent of normal across the canyons that feed the Salt Lake County system. Because Holladay sits at the base of Mount Olympus and the Cottonwood drainages, it benefits from canyon water that is now in clear short supply for the season ahead.
This deficit has accumulated over the current water year and represents a significant departure from historical averages for the Holladay area. Water supply reservoirs and aquifer levels are below seasonal targets, prompting regional voluntary conservation guidance.
How to Keep Your Lawn Alive During Holladay Water Restrictions
11 tips tailored for Holladay homeowners during Voluntary Conservation - Statewide Drought restrictions.
Check your water bill first: Holliday Water Company, Salt Lake City Public Utilities, or Mount Olympus Improvement District - conservation rebates and rate tiers differ by provider even on the same Holladay block.
Cool-season Kentucky bluegrass dominates Holladay lawns; raise your mower to 3.5-4 inches to shade roots through the dry Wasatch Front summer.
Take advantage of the half-acre and larger lots common east of Highland Drive by converting park-strip and side-yard turf to Localscapes-style waterwise zones; the Utah Division of Water Resources offers per-square-foot rebates.
Install a smart controller; Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District and Utah Water Savers offer rebates that Holladay residents on most local utilities qualify for.
Skip the spring fertilizer push in 2026; feeding turf at 60 percent snowpack forces growth the soil cannot support.
Cycle and soak: split each watering into two or three short bursts 30 minutes apart so the heavier soils common in Holladay's east-bench neighborhoods can absorb without runoff.
Audit your sprinklers in May before the heat sets in; misaligned heads on long Holladay driveways and circular drives are a top source of wasted water.
Mulch tree wells with 3-4 inches of bark; established Wasatch Front shade trees outrank turf in any drought triage.
Catch shower warm-up water in a 5-gallon bucket for tree wells and container plantings, a habit that genuinely scales on larger Holladay lots.
Check water-restrictions guidance from your specific provider before installing new sod; Holliday Water Company in particular has signaled tighter tier pricing through 2035.
Report visible leaks at city facilities, parks, or right-of-way to Holladay City at 801-272-9450 even though the city does not run the water utility; they coordinate with the responsible provider.
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