Water Restrictions

• Water lawns and gardens with a hand-held hose fitted with a trigger nozzle or use drip irrigation systems:
  • any day of the week
  • before 10am and after 4pm to avoid the heat of the day
  • watering cans may be used to water at any time on any day.

• Use sprinklers at any time
• Leave hoses or taps running unattended

• Wash external building surfaces, including windows, retaining walls, structures (e.g. pergolas) and outdoor furniture, provided a trigger nozzle or pressure cleaner is used.
• Spot clean for safety, health or emergency reasons with a hose fitted with trigger nozzle. 

• Use a hose for general cleaning of hard surfaces such as paths, driveways and paved areas.
• Leave hoses and taps running unattended.

• Wash vehicles and boats with a bucket or hose fitted with a trigger nozzle or pressure cleaner.
• Flush boat motors with a hose fitted with a trigger nozzle.

Tip: wash your car on your lawn and your grass will benefit.

• Wash vehicles, boats and buildings using a hose without a trigger nozzle.

• Top up existing pools and spas from the town water supply.
• Fill up new pools and spas using the town water supply.

• Leave an unattended hose running in a pool or spa.

• Help water saving efforts by repairing internal leaks as quickly as possible, such as dripping taps or leaking toilets.

Tip: Fixing a leaking toilet can save you between 10 to 260 litres a day.

• Water lawns and gardens with a hand-held hose fitted with a trigger nozzle or drip irrigation systems for one hour per day three days of the week:
  • between 6-9am and 4-7pm
  • odd numbered homes – Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
  • even numbered homes – Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
  • watering cans may be used to water at any time on any day.

• Use sprinklers at any time
• Leave hoses or taps running unattended

• Wash external building surfaces, including windows, retaining walls, structures (e.g. pergolas) and outdoor furniture, provided a trigger nozzle or pressure cleaner is used.
• Spot clean for safety, health or emergency reasons with a hose fitted with trigger nozzle.

• Use a hose for general cleaning of hard surfaces such as paths, driveways and paved areas.
• Leave hoses and taps running
  unattended.

• All road vehicles and boats and their trailers may be washed with a bucket or a hose provided a trigger nozzle or pressure cleaner is used.
• Flush boat motors with a hose fitted with a trigger nozzle.

Tip: wash your car on your lawn and your grass will benefit.

• Wash vehicles, boats and buildings using a hose without a trigger nozzle.

• Top up existing pools and spas using a hose from the town water supply.
• Fill a new pool and spa from the town water supply.

• Empty and refill existing pools or
  spas using a hose from the town
  water supply.
• Leave an unattended hose running
  in a pool or spa.

• Help water saving efforts by repairing internal leaks as quickly as possible, such as dripping taps or leaking toilets.

Tip: Fixing a leaking toilet can save you between 10 to 260 litres a day.

• Water lawns and gardens with a hand held hose fitted with a trigger nozzle or drip irrigation systems for one hour per day on two days of the week:
  • between 6-9am and 4-7pm
  • odd numbered homes – Wednesday and Saturday
  • even numbered homes – Thursday and Sunday
  • watering cans may be used to water at any time on any day.

• Use sprinklers at any time
• Leave hoses or taps running unattended

• No washing or wetting of any external surface is permitted, including paths, driveways, building surface, outside furniture or structures.

• All road vehicles and boats and their trailers may be washed with a bucket or a hose provided a trigger nozzle or pressure cleaner is used.
• Flush boat motors with a hose fitted with a trigger nozzle.

Tip: wash your car on your lawn and your grass will benefit.

• Wash vehicles, boats and buildings using a hose without a trigger nozzle.

• Only use a bucket or supply other than the drinking water supply system to top up existing pools.
• Fill a new pool and spa from the town water supply.

• Top up existing pools and spas using a hose from the town water supply.
• Empty and refill existing pools or spas using a hose from the town water supply.
• Leave an unattended hose running in a pool or spa

• Help water saving efforts by repairing internal leaks as quickly as possible, such as dripping taps or leaking toilets.

Tip: Fixing a leaking toilet can save you between 10 to 260 litres a day.

• Watering cans may be used to water at any time on any day.

• Use hoses or sprinklers (including micro spray) at any time.

• No washing or wetting of any external surface is permitted, including paths, driveways, building surface, outside furniture or structures.

• All road vehicles and boats and their trailers may be washed with a bucket.
• Boat trailers may be washed with a bucket or a hose provided a trigger nozzle or pressure cleaner is used (max 5 mins).
• Flush boat motors with a hose fitted with a trigger nozzle (max 5 mins).
  Tip: Wash your car on your lawn

Tip: wash your car on your lawn and your grass will benefit.

• Use a hose to wash vehicles and boats.

• Only use a bucket (not a hose) or supply other than the drinking water supply system to top up existing pools.

• Top up existing pools and spas using a hose from the town water supply.
• Empty and refill existing pools or spas using a hose from the town water supply.
• Fill a new pool and spa from the town water supply.

• Help water saving efforts by repairing internal leaks as quickly as possible, such as dripping taps or leaking toilets.

Tip: Fixing a leaking toilet can save you between 10 to 260 litres a day.

• All external use of town water is banned.

• All external use of town water is banned.

• Vehicles windows can be cleaned using a
  bucket.

• All external use of town water is banned.

• All external use of town water is banned.

• Help water saving efforts by repairing internal leaks as quickly as possible, such as dripping taps or leaking toilets.

Tip: Fixing a leaking toilet can save you between 10 to 260 litres a day.