Sydney Water is Australia’s largest water corporation in which supplies Sydney, Ilawarra and the Blue Mountains with enough water, wastewater, recycled water and storm water services for almost five million people.
Their three principle objectives are to:
• Protect the environment
• Protect public’s health
• To be a successful business
Restrictions
They put a group of rules in place, called the Water Wise rules, that have certain restrictions that apply to everyone inside Sydney, Ilawarra and the Blue Mountains.
The main Water Restrictions are:
¥ “All hoses must now have a trigger nozzle.”
¥ “Watering is allowed before 10 am and after 4 pm on any day – to avoid the heat”
¥ “No hosing of hard surfaces such as paths and driveways, but …show more content…
In 199 the average water supplied per person was 425 litres/person. During the pre-restrictions, (1999 – 2002) it stayed around 420 litres per person, until 2003 when the voluntary restrictions were brought in and the water supplied each day dropped massively. Then 2004 – 2009 the mandatory restrictions were put in place (compulsory) which caused a large decrease and towards the end of 2006, the supplies hit the water usage level target. The water wise rules were put in place in 2009 and the rate dropped further until 2012.
Achievements
“The aim is that, Sydney Water must reduce the quantity of drinking water it draws from all sources to a level of water usage equal to, or less than, 329 litres per person per day (LPD) by 30 June 2011.” Due to the support of the people of Sydney, the Illawarra and the Blue Mountains, Sydney Water has now met the target. The water usage is currently down to 309 litres per person per day.
Out of all of the many projects in place, the largest one was WaterFix, almost “30% of all residents have participated in the project. This focused in “providing the installation of water efficient showerheads, tap flow regulators, toilet cistern flush arrestors and repair of minor leaks to residential
Their three principle objectives are to:
• Protect the environment
• Protect public’s health
• To be a successful business
Restrictions
They put a group of rules in place, called the Water Wise rules, that have certain restrictions that apply to everyone inside Sydney, Ilawarra and the Blue Mountains.
The main Water Restrictions are:
¥ “All hoses must now have a trigger nozzle.”
¥ “Watering is allowed before 10 am and after 4 pm on any day – to avoid the heat”
¥ “No hosing of hard surfaces such as paths and driveways, but …show more content…
In 199 the average water supplied per person was 425 litres/person. During the pre-restrictions, (1999 – 2002) it stayed around 420 litres per person, until 2003 when the voluntary restrictions were brought in and the water supplied each day dropped massively. Then 2004 – 2009 the mandatory restrictions were put in place (compulsory) which caused a large decrease and towards the end of 2006, the supplies hit the water usage level target. The water wise rules were put in place in 2009 and the rate dropped further until 2012.
Achievements
“The aim is that, Sydney Water must reduce the quantity of drinking water it draws from all sources to a level of water usage equal to, or less than, 329 litres per person per day (LPD) by 30 June 2011.” Due to the support of the people of Sydney, the Illawarra and the Blue Mountains, Sydney Water has now met the target. The water usage is currently down to 309 litres per person per day.
Out of all of the many projects in place, the largest one was WaterFix, almost “30% of all residents have participated in the project. This focused in “providing the installation of water efficient showerheads, tap flow regulators, toilet cistern flush arrestors and repair of minor leaks to residential