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Water Restrictions

Since water restrictions were introduced in October 2003, the community has saved more than 415 billion litres of water.

The recent rainfall has enabled the NSW Government to ease restrictions to allow vehicle and house washing with a hose fitted with a trigger nozzle for residents of Sydney, the Blue Mountains and the Illawarra. Sydney Water estimates that the new measures will increase water consumption by less than a half of one per cent a year.

The Level 3 restrictions are:

Hand-held hosing of lawns and gardens and drip irrgation is allowed only on Wednesdays and Sundays before 10am and after 4pm
Hosing of vehicles at residential premises is permitted only with a trigger nozzle or high-pressure water cleaning equipment
Hosing residential building structures including windows, walls and gutters using a hose with a trigger nozzle or high-pressure water cleaning equipment
No hosing of hard surfaces such as paths or driveways
No other watering systems or sprinklers are to be used at any time
A permit from Sydney Water is required to fill new or renovated pools bigger than 10,000 litres
No hoses or taps to be left running unattended, except when filling pools or containers
Fire hoses must only be used for fire fighting purposes - not for cleaning.

For more information, visit the Sydney Water website.

The NSW Government remains focused on water conservation, and has previously announced that long-term water savings rules will commence when drought restrictions are lifted.