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.
PWSR
Permanent Water Saving Rules
1) Only use hoses with trigger nozzles.
2) Use manual watering systems between 6pm and 10am.
3) Use Automatic watering systems between 6pm and 10am.
4) Do not hose down paved areas.
5) Lodge an application with South Gippsland Water when filling pools and spas over a 2000lt capacity.
Permanent Water Saving Plan.
Permanent Water Saving Plans are in place across Victoria to help all Victorians maintain a common-sense approach to water use. The rules are in force permanently and are separate from any other water restrictions South Gippsland Water may need to impose from time to time.
USE
Hand-held hose
RULE
Water from a hand-held hose must not be used for any purpose (whether or not the use is subject to a permanent water saving rule) at any time unless the hose:
- is fitted with a trigger nozzle; and
- is leak-free.
USE
Residential or commercial gardens and lawns
RULE
A residential or commercial garden or lawn cannot be watered except:
- with a hand-held hose, bucket or watering can at any time; or
- by means of a watering system between the hours of 6 pm and 10 am on any day.
USE
Public gardens and lawns and playing surfaces
RULE
A public garden or lawn area or a playing surface cannot be watered except:
- with a hand-held hose, bucket or watering can at any time; or
- by means of a watering system fitted with a rain or soil moisture sensor between the hours of 6 pm and 10 am on any day; or
- in accordance with an approved Water Use Plan.
USE
Fountains and water features
RULE
Water cannot be used in a fountain or a water feature unless the fountain or water feature recirculates the water.
USE
Cleaning of hard surfaces
RULE
Water cannot be used to clean hard surfaces (including, driveways, paths, concrete, tiles, timber decking) except:
- where cleaning is required as a result of an accident, fire, health hazard, safety hazard or other emergency; or
- if staining to the surface has developed and then only once a season; or
- in the course of construction or renovation,
and then only by means of:
- a high pressure water cleaning device;
- or if such a device is not available, a hand-held hose or a bucket.
The permanent water saving rules do not apply to the use of:
- Recycled or reclaimed water;
- greywater;
- stormwater; or
- rainwater collected in a storage tank provided it is not supplemented by water supplied by South Gippsland Water or another water corporation.
PWSR Individual Exemptions
Under the Permanent Water Saving Plan, South Gippsland Water has, under certain conditions, the ability to grant exemptions other than the general exemptions above.
For information regarding the circumstances in which individual exemptions may be granted, please contact South Gippsland Water's Customer Service Staff on 1300 851 636.