City and county ordinances as well as your water provider's service rules prohibit water waste. Some violations that may result in a water waste fee include:

Any water that sprays or flows off your property
Watering outside of assigned watering day(s)
Failure to comply with drought restrictions
Using sprinklers from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. between May 1 and Aug. 31.
Failure to repair a malfunction in your irrigation system or supply line within 48 hours
Failure to discharge swimming-pool or spa drainage into a public sanitary sewer, if available