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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.

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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     
22 May 2023 - 28 May 2023 219 litres/person/day    
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.

Save water in business

Find out how to save water in business; Saving Water in Business

Saving water in your home

Find out how to save water in your home; Saving Water in the Home

Save water in your garden

Find out how to save water in your garden; Saving Water Outdoors

How to save water in your pool

Discover how to save water in your pool; Pool and Spa

How to save water washing card

Find out how to save water whilst washing your car; Car Washing

How to install rainwater tanks

Discover how to install and use rainwater tanks; Rainwater Tanks

Using greywater in your garden

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

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