Our Vacaville-area coverage is focused on Elmira and Browns Valley. Eco Scapes offers lawn care, sprinkler and drip repairs, irrigation installation and landscape lighting in these selected areas.
Fresh mow stripes across a backyard lawn, the mower in the distance. From our Solano and Napa work.
Your watering days depend on your side of I-80
From the City of Vacaville and the Solano County Water Agency (SCWA), which runs the rebates.
Check the water provider on your bill before using the guidance below. City rules and rebates apply only to eligible customers.
Lawn watering days the City of Vacaville asks for under Stage 2, by ZIP code
SunSunday
MonMonday
TueTuesday
WedWednesday
ThuThursday
FriFriday
SatSaturday
North of I-8095688
No irrigation
Water
Off
Water
Off
Water
Off
South of I-8095687
Off
Water
Off
Water
Off
Water
6 pm to 10 am the next morning
Which days can you water a lawn in Vacaville?
Three days a week, 6 pm to 10 am.
The city is in Stage 2 of its water shortage plan and asks customers to water lawns on their ZIP code’s days. Trees aren’t restricted. The city encourages watering them efficiently.
City of Vacaville · Checked Sep 2026
7 pmdrag the light
Sprinklers can run. Outside 10 am to 6 pm, on your ZIP code’s three days.
What’s banned outright?
Runoff, and watering in the rain.
No irrigation that runs off onto neighboring property or walkways. None during measurable rain, or within 48 hours after it.
City of Vacaville · Checked Sep 2026
What does SCWA pay toward a controller or a lawn swap?
$1.50 a square foot of lawn, up to $1,500.
A smart controller: 50% of a WaterSense weather-based controller, up to $300. Lawn swaps need SCWA’s approval before any lawn comes out. Artificial turf is excluded from the lawn rebate.
Solano County Water Agency · Checked Sep 2026
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back from SCWA for 600 sq ft of lawn
100 sq ft2,000 sq ft
$1.50 a sq ft, up to $1,500.
What if a leak ran up the bill?
Fix it, then ask the city to look again.
A leak on your side of the meter is yours to repair. Repair the leak first, then send the city a Water Loss Adjustment Request.
City of Vacaville · Checked Sep 2026
Three days, a 6 pm start and short cycles an hour apart are a controller’s job. We set one up after checking the heads, valves and pressure behind it, fix any leak first, and build drip conversions to SCWA’s terms, after the notice arrives. Neighboring towns’ rules are in our guide, watering rules by city.
Swapping lawn for drip? Call before the sod comes up.
Lawn care and irrigation for Elmira and Browns Valley
Two selected areas, with all our existing services available.
We are focusing new Vacaville-area work on Elmira and Browns Valley. This is selected neighborhood coverage, rather than a promise to travel throughout Vacaville or beyond it. Call with the property location before arranging a visit.
For a lawn that still looks uneven after mowing, it helps to consider the maintenance plan and irrigation together. A sprinkler diagnostic can check the heads and zones before a watering schedule is changed. Controller replacement is a separate decision from fixing a broken head or valve.
For a new garden bed, ask about drip conversion alongside planting-area care. For evenings outdoors, tell us whether you want the paths, front entry or planting highlighted, then explore our lighting services. Start with what you want the yard to do, and we can discuss the scope.
Wiring a new Rain Bird anti-siphon valve on a PVC manifold against a stucco wall. From our Solano and Napa work.
Who keeps a Vacaville yard right through the summer?
Carlos and his crew, the whole dry season.
A lawn care & maintenance plan covers the lawn, the beds and the irrigation under them, and the scope is written down first. Jennifer Murphy wrote that the crew …checked our sprinklers and found a broken one we didn't know about.
…quality yard maintenance at a fair price in Vacaville
…we strive to make each client feel comfortable and make it very easy to make any adjustments with services.
Carlos, owner, replying on Google
Down I-80, Fairfield runs cooler, with its own watering hours. Our selected neighborhoods are listed on the Solano County page.
Before you call.
Our current Vacaville-area focus is Elmira and Browns Valley. All our existing services are available in those selected areas; the rest of Vacaville is outside our current coverage. Call with the property location to confirm it.
Start by checking the zones, heads and visible leaks. A new controller changes the schedule, but it does not repair a damaged sprinkler or leaking valve. Tell us which areas stay dry or wet so we can discuss a diagnostic before an upgrade.
ThreeZIP-codedays,6 pm–10 am.
The City of Vacaville is in Stage 2 of its water shortage plan. It asks lawns north of i-80 (95688) to water Monday, Wednesday and Friday; south of it (95687), Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, with Sunday off. Trees aren’t restricted. Checked Sep 2026.
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July here is hot day after day, so a spring setting runs short. Check for a broken or blocked head first, then add time in short cycles on your watering days, inside 6 pm to 10 am, or let a weather-based controller make the change.
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California’s turf law covers government sites, commercial and institutional properties and HOA common areas. The City of Vacaville says plainly that it does not apply to residential properties. A home lawn stays; the job is watering it well.
Your Elmira or Browns Valley yard.
Call with your neighborhood and the maintenance, irrigation or lighting work you have in mind.