Saving Water
Dubbo Regional Council encourages residents to Be Wise With Our Water and exercise water conservation. Water conservation is the practice of using water efficiently to reduce unnecessary water usage.
Water conservation is essential and can be done by everyone. We can all contribute to saving water.
Community Daily Water Usage
Council has developed a procedure to calculate the daily average water consumption in Dubbo, Geurie and Wellington.
Council encourages residents to be Wise With Our Water and aim at using approximately 380- 400 litres per person per day (PDF 292.1KB).
| DATES |
DUBBO |
WELLINGTON |
GEURIE |
| 19 August 2024 - 25 August 2024 |
201 litres/person/day |
149 litres/person/day |
117 litres/person/day |
| 12 August 2024 - 18 August 2024 |
200 litres/person/day |
139 litres/person/day |
121 litres/person/day |
| 5 August 2024 - 11 August 2024 |
193 litres/person/day |
149 litres/person/day |
124 litres/person/day |
| 29 July 2024 - 4 August 2024 |
182 litres/person/day |
148 litres/person/day |
109 litres/person/day |
| 22 July 2024 - 28 July 2024 |
182 litres/person/day |
143 litres/person/day |
112 litres/person/day |
| 15 July 2024 - 21 July 2024 |
182 litres/person/day |
141 litres/person/day |
87litres/person/day |
| 8 July 2024 - 14 July 2024 |
172 litres/person/day |
137 litres/person/day |
116 litres/person/day |
| 1 July 2024 - 7 July 2024 |
181 litres/person/day |
150 litres/person/day |
140 litres/person/day |
| 24 June 2024 - 30 June 2024 |
196 litres/person/day |
177 litres/person/day |
132 litres/person/day |
| 17 June 2024 - 23 June 2024 |
187 litres/person/day |
169 litres/person/day |
146 litres/person/day |
| 10 June 2024 - 16 June 2024 |
183 litres/person/day |
180 litres/person/day |
118 litres/person/day |
| 3 June 2024 - 9 June 2024 |
209 litres/person/day |
177 litres/person/day |
139 litres/person/day |
| 27 May 2024 - 2 June 2024 |
213 litres/person/day |
186 litres/person/day |
132 litres/person/day |
| 20 May 2024 - 26 May 2024 |
221 litres/person/day |
173 litres/person/day |
162 litres/person/day |
Monitoring Your Water Usage
Customers with a Smart Water Device will be able to monitor and manage their water consumption through the 'My DRC Water' online customer portal. You can set up scheduled consumption reports, monitor your usage daily and set up high usage and leak alerts.
You can access the portal at mydrcwater.dubbo.gov.au
Advice for Saving Water
Just click on the banners, or the links below them, to discover the most efficient ways to use water and cut down on wastage.
Find out how to save water in business; Saving Water in Business
Find out how to save water in your home; Saving Water in the Home
Find out how to save water in your garden; Saving Water Outdoors
Discover how to save water in your pool; Pool and Spa
Find out how to save water whilst washing your car; Car Washing
Discover how to install and use rainwater tanks; Rainwater Tanks
Everything you need to know about using greywater on your garden; Understanding Greywater
For more information on using greywater view Council's dedicated Policy; Greywater Recycled Water Reuse Policy
Smart Water Advice Videos
Take a look at the video playlist below for advice from Smart Water.
Last Edited: 11 Sep 2024