- Emergency rules run July 21 to October. 31.
- Even–odd or every-other-day schedules required.
- New lawns get 30 days of limited watering.
- Fines can reach $750 per day.
- Uptick in water use reported.
Monday, August 25, 2025 — Faced with high fire danger and a need to conserve water, Jackson, Wyoming adopted Ordinance 1442
as an emergency measure on July 21, 2025 to protect supplies for household use and fire suppression. The rules restrict sprinkler watering of lawns and natural landscape areas, while allowing drip systems and hand watering for flower beds, pots, and food-growing plots. Residents and other customers connected to the town system must either follow even–odd calendar-day schedules, water every other day if the system cannot be set by date, or apply a 50 percent seasonal reduction if the controller supports it.
The ordinance applies inside town limits and to any properties outside the limits that receive town water. It took effect immediately upon passage and remains in place for 102 days, concluding on October 31, 2025, unless repealed earlier by the Town Council.
Violations can draw fines of up to $750 per day, per violation.
Not exactly working: What local reporting says.
As reported by Leigh Reagan Smith of the Buckrail on August 19, 2025 (updated August 22, 2025), the town manager told the Jackson Town Council that irrigation demand ticked back up despite the July emergency watering ordinance, with overnight use between 12 and 4 a.m. stressing the system. He said the prior three days before his report showed a return to a red-level status, noting that the cause of the uptick was unknown. The town manager emphasized the continued need for conservation while Teton County faces very high fire danger. The council will continue to receive weekly public water reports each Monday.
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View of Jackson, Wyoming from Snow King Resort,
Mlewis2005, June 2007. Public domain.
