» Home > Services > Water Supply

Water conservation is about making better use of the water we already have. It doesn't mean you have to do without water. The way we use water needs:

• Short-term management
• Long-term improvements

Why is water conservation important?

Water conservation can:

• Reduce the need for new sources and infrastructure by making the most of existing sources.
• Reduce energy use and water treatment and distribution expenses. Improve preparation and planning for any possible impact of climate change on the availability of water.
• Protect catchment and river health and contributing to conservation and protection of in-stream flora and fauna.
• Reduce effects on groundwater reserves and other natural features such as wetlands and lakes.

Our supply and demand management actions

A variety of practices, techniques and technologies can conserve water including:

• Public education and advertising campaigns
• Codes and Standards
• Consumption-based metering and billing
• Water system improvements, both residential and non-residential
• Drought and irrigation management and restrictions
• Landscaping
• Retrofitting
• Recycling and reusing

We already carry out and promote many of the actions listed above.

Supply management

This includes catchment management, raw water storage, flow monitoring, leak detection, water modelling renewals/replacement programme, pressure management, and investigations, monitoring and reporting.

Demand management

This includes water regulations and restrictions, water metering, water pricing, demand forecasting and education and promotion.

Our Water Conservation and Management Plan

We have a two-stage Water Conservation and Management Plan (WCMP).

The WCMP will provide a platform for improving practices, techniques and technologies so we can manage water supply and demand more effectively. Maintaining these improvements will help us work towards more sustainable water resource management while considering population growth, economic development and environmental concerns.