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 |
| 12 May 2025 - 18 May 2025 |
242 litres/person/day |
185 litres/person/day |
143 litres/person/day |
| 5 May 2025 - 11 May 2025 |
233 litres/person/day |
191 litres/person/day |
154 litres/person/day |
| 28 April 2025 - 4 May 2025 |
239 litres/person/day |
186 litres/person/day |
200 litres/person/day |
| 21 April 2025 - 27 April 2025 |
310 litres/person/day |
195 litres/person/day |
194 litres/person/day |
| 14 April 2025 - 20 April 2025 |
356 litres/person/day |
250 litres/person/day |
212 litres/person/day |
| 7 April 2025 - 13 April 2025 |
354 litres/person/day |
280 litres/person/day |
197 litres/person/day |
| 31 March 2025 - 6 April 2025 |
311 litres/person/day |
230 litres/person/day |
175 litres/person/day |
| 24 March 2025 - 30 March 2025 |
322 litres/person/day |
229 litres/person/day |
170 litres/person/day |
| 17 March 2025 - 23 March 2025 |
451 litres/person/day |
297 litres/person/day |
264 litres/person/day |
| 10 March 2025 - 16 March 2025 |
475 litres/person/day |
319 litres/person/day |
380 litres/person/day |
| 3 March 2025 - 9 March 2025 |
502 litres/person/day |
272 litres/person/day |
316 litres/person/day |
| 24 February 2025 - 2 March 2025 |
519 litres/person/day |
295 litres/person/day |
314 litres/person/day |
| 17 February 2025 - 23 February 2025 |
432 litres/person/day |
269 litres/person/day |
244 litres/person/day |
| 10 February 2025 - 16 February 2025 |
736 litres/person/day |
215 litres/person/day |
181 litres/person/day |
| 3 February 2025 - 9 February 2025 |
580 litres/person/day |
312 litres/person/day |
300 litres/person/day |
| 27 January 2025 - 2 February 2025 |
567 litres/person/day |
330 litres/person/day |
322 litres/person/day |
| 20 January 2025 - 26 January 2025 |
506 litres/person/day |
323 litres/person/day |
308 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: 20 May 2025