Water Restrictions
The Bureau of Meteorology’s Water Restrictions website provides access to current water restrictions information for the whole of Australia. Water restrictions information can be searched by State or Territory, water agency and restriction name. Water restriction names and rules vary throughout Australia due to local requirements.
Medium
Watering established lawns and gardens - Residential and non-residential premises
You can:
water established gardens and lawns at the following times:
odd numbered properties between 4am - 8am and 4pm - 8pm on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
even or un-numbered properties between 4am - 8am and 4pm - 8pm on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
You can use:
a hand-held hose with a twist or trigger nozzle
Sprinklers with a timer
You can use a bucket or watering can at any time.
You can't:
use more than one hose at a time on a property
use a hose without a twist or trigger nozzle or hoses which are not hand-held (e.g. left to run hooked on a tree)
use a soaker hose
use sprinklers without a timer
Watering newly established lawns and gardens - Residential and non-residential premises
You can:
water new lawns and gardens using a sprinkler with a timer and hand-held hose with a twist or trigger nozzle for:
one hour only on the day of establishment, or
for one hour in total each day between 4am - 8am and 4pm - 8pm for 21 days after the date of establishment.
Where suitable fit-for-purpose alternative water supplies can be used, this must be used prior to using potable water supply.
General outdoor cleaning - Residential and non-residential premises
You can:
use water for general outdoor cleaning at any time using:
a bucket
a hand-held hose
a high-pressure water cleaning unit.
General outdoor cleaning includes cleaning of:
vehicles
external surfaces of a building
materials and equipment
animal pet pens and enclosures.
Cleaning for health and safety is permitted at any time by any suitable means.
You can't
use potable water to remove loose items that could be easily removed by a broom, blower or similar device
Cleaning paved surfaces - Residential and non-residential premises
You can:
only use potable water to clean paved surfaces when dealing with significant soiling or to prevent material risks to health, safety or the environment
If this is the case, cleaning can only occur using a bucket, hand-held hose or a high-pressure water cleaning unit
You can’t:
use potable water to remove loose items that could be easily removed by a broom, blower or similar device.
Private pool and spa top ups - Residential
You can:
top up swimming pools and spas at any time if:
a down pipe diverter or rainwater tank is used,
a pool cover is in place when pool is not in use, or
the pool is Climate Care certified
Water wastage - Residential and non-residential premises
You can:
help water saving efforts by repairing internal leaks as quickly as possible, such as dripping taps or leaking toilets.
You can't:
have leaking taps and plumbing fittings and overflowing containers or structures (including pools, spas and rainwater tanks)
allow water to flow onto roads, pathways and driveways during irrigation.