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
COMMUNITY 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 |
| 29 May 2023 - 4 June 2023 |
223 litres/person/day |
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| 22 May 2023 - 28 May 2023 |
219 litres/person/day |
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| 15 May 2023 - 21 May 2023 |
221 litres/person/day |
187 litres/person/day |
133 litres/person/day |
| 8 May 2023 - 14 May 2023 |
216 litres/person/day |
189 litres/person/day |
148 litres/person/day |
| 1 May 2023 - 7 May 2023 |
219 litres/person/day |
199 litres/person/day |
100 litres/person/day |
| 24 April 2023 - 30 April 2023 |
264 litres/person/day |
205 litres/person/day |
177 litres/person/day |
| 17 April 2023 - 23 April 2023 |
284 litres/person/day |
205 litres/person/day |
202 litres/person/day |
| 10 April 2023 - 16 April 2023 |
281 litres/person/day |
223 litres/person/day |
236 litres/person/day |
| 3 April 2023 - 9 April 2023 |
282 litres/person/day |
213 litres/person/day |
197 litres/person/day |
| 27 March 2023 - 2 April 2023 |
280 litres/person/day |
204 litres/person/day |
203 litres/person/day |
| 20 March 2023 - 26 March 2023 |
369 litres/person/day |
248 litres/person/day |
249 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: 06 Jun 2023