Waterwise Gardens
Just outside, the average household uses 170,000 litres of water every year. That's enough to fill four backyard swimming pools. All this water is sprinkled, squirted, dripped, gushed and quite often wasted.
How Much Water Do We Use Outdoors? *
An average tap flows at up to 20 litres per minute depending on how far it's turned on. Apply this to all your outdoor watering activities (see below) and you'll be surprised at how much is actually used.
| Filling swimming pool | 40,000 litres |
| Sprinkler | 1,000 litres per hour |
| Garden dripper | 4 litres per hour |
| Washing car with a running hose | 200 litres |
| Continuously dripping tap | 600 litres per |
| Hand-held hose | 20 litres per minute |
| Hosing driveway | 100 litres |
* Average values (When restrictions do not apply)
Save Water, Save Money, Save The Environment
By using water sensibly and efficiently, we can all contribute to reducing community demand for this precious resource. Saving water will eliminate or defer the need for new dams and supply systems, and reduce operating costs. This will contain household water bills and reduce impact on our environment.
The aim of WaterWise is to help you achieve a balance between what you pay in water bills and the benefits you obtain from the water supply.
