Low Water Restrictions

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TARGET

Residential - 350L per person per day.

Commercial - 5% reduction.

GENERAL WATERING OF LAWNS AND GARDENS
Bucket watering	All properties any day or time.
Hand held hoses and sprinklers 5 - 9am & 5 - 9pm (max 4hrs/day)	Odd numbered properties Tues, Thurs and Sat. Even or unnumbered properties Wed, Fri and Sun. No watering Mondays.
Irrigation systems 8pm - midnight (max 6hrs per week)	Odd numbered properties Tues, Thurs and Sat. Even or unnumbered properties Wed, Fri and Sun. No watering Mondays.
OTHER CLEANING ACTIVITIES
Hard surface pressure cleaning (hoses not permitted) 6 - 8am & 6 - 8pm	Odd numbered properties Sat. Even or unnumbered properties Sun. No watering Mondays.
Vehicle washing (on lawns only with trigger hose nozzle) 5 - 9am & 5 - 9pm (max 2hrs/week)	Odd numbered properties Tues, Thurs and Sat. Even or unnumbered properties Wed, Fri and Sun. No watering Mondays. Bucket use anytime, all properties
Topping up pools	All properties any day or time.
Filling up pools	Pools must not be filled without Council permission. Pool owners are encouraged to keep their pool covered when not in use.
WATER RESTRICTION EXEMPTION
Council may grant an exemption in special circumstances. To apply contact Council. Private bores, tanks and riparian licences are outside of Council's control and water restrictions do not apply to these. If you would like to know more about riparian licence management please visit www.dnrme.qld.gov.au and search ‘Border Rivers and Moonie water plan’ or contact the Department of Natural Resources, Mines & Energy Goondiwindi office on (07) 4671 6100.