Stage 1 water restrictions for Bridport

Bridport will be placed on Stage 1 water restrictions from Friday, 15 December 2017 until Monday 29 January 2018 in order to reduce non-essential water use over the busy summer holiday period.

“Stage 1 water restrictions allow us to encourage sensible water usage, and only require small changes from the community for them to be effective,” said Juliet Mercer, General Manager Corporate and Community Relations.

“The decision to implement stage 1 restrictions for the Bridport community were based on a number of factors – including the increased pressure placed on the town’s water supplies by the yearly influx of summer holiday visitors, the lasting effects of a dry winter and autumn, and predictions of more warm weather to come. By implementing the restrictions, we are helping ensure residents, businesses and visitors alike will have access to water when needed.”

Notices will be placed in the North Eastern Advertiser and on TasWater’s website to inform the public about the restrictions.

In addition to restrictions in Bridport, TasWater will continue to encourage all Tasmanians to adopt more sustainable water consumption habits through its state wide water conservation campaign, Save Each Drop. Water saving tips and videos can be found at www.saveeachdrop.com.au

What do stage 1 water restrictions mean?

Stage 1 restrictions are intended to enforce sensible water use and prevent inefficient water practices by reducing non-essential use of water by approximately 20 per cent.

Residential, public and commercial gardens and lawns

Garden and lawn watering is allowed on any day during the following times:

 Manual watering systems can only be used between the hours of 6:00am and 8:00am, and between the hours of 8:00pm and 10:00pm
 Automatic watering systems can only be used between the hours of midnight and 4:00am
 Hand-held hoses with a trigger nozzle, buckets or watering cans may be used at any time.

Sporting grounds

Watering of sports grounds is allowed on any day during the following times:

 Manual watering systems can only be used between the hours of 6:00am and 8:00am, and between the hours of 8:00pm and 10:00pm
 Automatic watering systems can only be used between the hours of midnight and 4:00am
 Hand-held hoses with a trigger nozzle, buckets or watering cans may be used at any time.

Paving, concrete and other hard surfaces

Hosing is banned except for construction or health and safety purposes, or in an emergency.

Vehicles

A bucket, high pressure cleaning device or commercial car wash can be used at any time for vehicle washing. A hand-held hose fitted with a trigger nozzle can be used for pre-rinsing and rinsing at home.
Residential or commercial pools or spas

To fill or top up a new or existing pool or spa with a capacity of 2,000 litres or less, a hand-held hose fitted with a trigger nozzle, a watering can or bucket can be used.
Pools and spas of greater than 2,000 litres capacity may only be filled with approval from TasWater.
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