Stage 3 water restrictions
Stage 3 water
restrictions apply
Residential customers
Gardens
Can be watered using a hand-held hose
fitted with a trigger nozzle, bucket or
watering can between 6am and 8am on
alternate watering days.
Dripper watering systems can be used
to water gardens between 6am and 8am
on alternate watering days.
Alternate watering days
Customers with even street numbers
or no numbers can water their gardens
on dates with even numbers (e.g. May
2, 4, 6).
Customers with odd street numbers
can water their gardens on dates with
odd numbers (e.g. May 1, 3, 5).
All customers can water their gardens
on the 31st of each month.
Lawns and grassed areas
Must not be watered at any time.
Pools and spas
Pools and spas must not be filled.
Pools can be topped up using a handheld hose fitted with a trigger nozzle,
bucket, watering can or automatic top
up system between 6am and 8am on
alternate watering days, or as required
in accordance with a Barwon Water
approved Water Use Plan.
Cars, boats and other vehicles
Must not be washed at home with a
hose or high-pressure cleaning device.
However, a bucket filled directly from
a tap can be used to clean windows,
mirrors, lights, number plates and for
spot removal of corrosive substances.
Boat motors can be flushed using a
container or flushing device fitted to a
hose.
Commercial car washes can still be used.
Hard surfaces, paved areas, building
façade and windows
Must not be cleaned with water unless
in case of emergency or where a health
or safety hazard exists.
A high-pressure water cleaner can be
used for construction or renovation
works. Water cannot be used to
suppress dust unless the dust is
causing or is likely to cause a health or
environmental hazard.
Fountains and water features
Can operate provided water is
recirculated, but must not be filled or
topped up.
Ponds or lakes
Water cannot be used to fill or top
up a new pond or lake, regardless of
capacity, at any time.
If an existing pond or lake sustains
aquatic fauna and/or bird life, it can
be filled or topped up in accordance
with a Barwon Water approved Water
Use Plan.
Water toys
Water toys that use a hose and
running water must not be used at
any time.
Public customers
Public lawns
Must not be watered at any time.
Public gardens
Can be watered using a hand-held
hose fitted with a trigger nozzle,
bucket or watering can between 6am
and 8am on alternate watering days.
Dripper watering systems can be used
to water gardens between 6am and
8am on alternate watering days.
Sportsgrounds
Particular playing surfaces (including
turf wickets, golf tees and greens,
lawn tennis courts and bowling
greens) can be watered with dripper
watering systems between 6am and
8am on alternate watering days,
or as required in accordance with a
Barwon Water approved Water Use
Plan.
General playing surfaces (including
sports ovals and golf courses, other
than those listed above) must not
be watered without a Barwon Water
approved Water Use Plan.
Ponds or lakes
Water must not be used to fill or top
up a new pond or lake, regardless of
capacity, at any time. If an existing
pond or lake sustains aquatic fauna
and/or bird life, it can be filled or
topped up in accordance with a
Barwon Water approved Water Use
Plan.
Fountains and water features
Can operate provided water is
recirculated, but must not be filled or
topped up.
Municipal pool or spa
Water can be used to fill a public pool
or spa in accordance with a Barwon
Water approved Water Use Plan.
Public pools and spas can be topped
up as required in accordance with a
Barwon Water approved Water Use
Plan.
Rural customers
Dams or tanks
Must not be filled or topped up
except if required for domestic
purposes, fire fighting, stock
watering, other public health
purpose, or in accordance with a
Barwon Water approved Water Use
Plan.
Commercial customers
Commercial lawns
Must not be watered at any time.
Commercial gardens
Can be watered using a hand-held
hose fitted with a trigger nozzle,
bucket or watering can between 6am
and 8am on alternate watering days.
Dripper watering systems can be used
to water gardens between 6am and
8am on alternate watering days.
Commercial pools and spas
Water cannot be used to fill a
commercial pool or spa of any
capacity.
Commercial pools or spas can be
topped up using a hand-held hose
fitted with a trigger nozzle, bucket,
watering can or automatic top up
system between 6am and 8am on
alternate watering days.
Commercial car washes
Can operate if no more than 70
litres of water per car is used, or
in accordance with a Barwon Water
approved Water Use Plan.
Motor vehicle dealers, repairers
and detailers
Vehicles can be washed at a
commercial car wash or with a highpressure water cleaning device,
bucket or watering can in accordance
with a Barwon Water approved Water
Use Plan.
Mobile spas
Water must not be used to fill or top
up a mobile spa at any time.
Water tankers
Must not be filled or topped up
except if required for domestic
purposes, fire fighting, stock
watering, other public health
purpose, or in accordance with a
Barwon Water approved Water Use
Plan.
Food transport vehicles
The interior can be cleaned using
a high-pressure water cleaning
device or hand-held hose fitted
with a trigger nozzle, bucket or
watering can if necessary to avoid
contamination of the vehicle’s
contents or to ensure public health or
safety.
Specific restrictions also apply to:
• dust suppression
• construction
• animal husbandry
• poultry farms.
Breaches to Stage 3 water
restrictions will incur fines.
Commercial market gardens or
plant nurseries
Can be watered as required using a
hand-held hose fitted with a trigger
nozzle, bucket or watering can, or
in accordance with a Barwon Water
approved Water Use Plan.
For further information
PO Box 659 Geelong Victoria 3220 |
www.barwonwater.vic.gov.au
1300 656 007 |
[email protected]