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 |
18 September 2023 - 24 September 2023 |
389 litres/person/day |
263 litres/person/day |
264 litres/person/day |
11 September 2023 - 17 September 2023 |
319 litres/person/day |
221 litres/person/day |
223 litres/person/day |
4 September 2023 - 10 September 2023 |
285 litres/person/day |
192 litres/person/day |
166 litres/person/day |
28 August 2023 - 3 September 2023 |
259 litres/person/day |
189 litres/person/day |
149 litres/person/day |
21 August 2023 - 27 August 2023 |
226 litres/person/day |
181 litres/person/day |
139 litres/person/day |
14 August 2023 - 20 August 2023 |
207 litres/person/day |
157 litres/person/day |
76 litres/person/day |
7 August 2023 - 13 August 2023 |
226 litres/person/day |
168 litres/person/day |
119 litres/person/day |
31 July 2023 - 6 August 2023 |
198 litres/person/day |
170 litres/person/day |
96 litres/person/day |
24 July 2023 - 30 July 2023 |
184 litres/person/day |
168 litres/person/day |
102 litres/person/day |
17 July 2023 - 23 July 2023 |
174 litres/person/day |
164 litres/person/day |
92 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: 27 Sep 2023