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 |
| 8 April 2024 - 14 April 2024 |
216 litres/person/day |
207 litres/person/day |
167 litres/person/day |
| 1 April 2024 - 7 April 2024 |
248 litres/person/day |
222 litres/person/day |
194 litres/person/day |
| 25 March 2024 - 31 March 2024 |
333 litres/person/day |
261 litres/person/day |
260 litres/person/day |
| 18 March 2024 - 24 March 2024 |
265 litres/person/day |
224 litres/person/day |
208 litres/person/day |
| 11 March 2024 - 17 March 2024 |
446 litres/person/day |
304 litres/person/day |
338 litres/person/day |
| 4 March 2024 - 10 March 2024 |
426 litres/person/day |
302 litres/person/day |
390 litres/person/day |
| 26 February 2024 - 3 March 2024 |
438 litres/person/day |
278 litres/person/day |
354 litres/person/day |
| 19 February 2024 - 25 February 2024 |
348 litres/person/day |
265 litres/person/day |
289 litres/person/day |
| 12 February 2024 - 18 February 2024 |
394 litres/person/day |
272 litres/person/day |
280 litres/person/day |
| 5 February 2024 - 11 February 2024 |
375 litres/person/day |
261 litres/person/day |
259 litres/person/day |
| 29 January 2024 - 4 February 2024 |
523 litres/person/day |
337 litres/person/day |
357 litres/person/day |
| 22 January 2024 - 28 January 2024 |
445 litres/person/day |
304 litres/person/day |
362 litres/person/day |
| 15 January 2024 - 21 January 2024 |
321 litres/person/day |
231 litres/person/day |
294 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: 17 Apr 2024