Stage 2 water restrictions
Stage 2 water
restrictions apply
Residential customers
Gardens
Can be watered using a hand-held hose
fitted with a trigger nozzle, bucket or
watering can at any time, on any day.
Watering systems can be used to water
gardens between 6am and 8am and
6pm and 8pm on alternate watering
days.
Alternate watering days
Customers with even street numbers
or no numbers can only water their
gardens on dates with even numbers
(e.g. April 2).
Customers with odd street numbers
can only water their gardens on dates
with odd numbers (e.g. April 3).
All customers can water their gardens
on the 31st of each month.
and 8pm on alternate watering days,
or with an automatic top-up system
in accordance with a Barwon Water
approved Water Use Plan.
Lawns and grassed areas
Cars, boats and other vehicles
Must not be watered at any time. Newly
laid drought resistant turf or warm
season grasses can be watered for
28 days using a hand-held hose fitted
with a trigger nozzle after lodging an
exemption request.
Vehicles can be cleaned using a high
pressure hose, commercial car wash,
bucket or watering can filled directly
from a tap. Boat motors can be flushed
using a container filled by a hand-held
hose or a flushing device connected to
a hose.
Pools and spas
Pools and spas can be filled or topped
up using a hand-held hose fitted with
a trigger nozzle, bucket or watering
can between 6am and 8am and 6pm
Hard surfaces and paved areas
Must not be cleaned with drinking
water except in cases of emergency or
where a health or safety hazard exists.
A high pressure water cleaner can be
used for construction or renovation
works.
Building façade and windows
Can be cleaned using a bucket filled
directly from a tap.
Fountains or water features
Can operate provided water is
recirculated, but must not be filled or
topped up.
Ponds or lakes
A new pond or lake must not be filled.
If an existing pond or lake sustains
aquatic fauna and/or bird life, it can
be filled or topped up with Barwon
Water approval.
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 at any time,
on any day.
Watering systems can be used to
water gardens between 6am and
8am and 6pm and 8pm 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 a handheld hose fitted with a trigger nozzle,
bucket or watering can at any time,
on any day.
Watering systems can be used to
water particular playing surfaces
between 6am and 8am and 6pm and
8pm on alternate watering days.
General playing surfaces (including
sports ovals and golf courses, other
than particular playing surfaces
above) must not be watered unless
specifically approved by Barwon
Water.
Ponds or lakes
A new pond or lake must not be filled.
If an existing pond or lake sustains
aquatic fauna and/or bird life, it can
be filled or topped up with Barwon
Water approval.
Fountains or water features
Can operate provided water is
recirculated, but must not be filled or
topped up.
Municipal pool or spa
Can be filled or topped up using a
hand-held hose fitted with a trigger
nozzle, automatic top-up system or
in accordance with a Barwon Water
approved Water Use Plan.
Rural customers
Dams or tanks
Commercial car washes
Can operate if no more than 100
litres of water per car is used (for car
washes built prior to July 1, 2012) or
no more than 70 litres of water per
car is used (for car washes built on
or after July 1, 2012) or in accordance
with a Barwon Water approved Water
Use Plan.
Motor vehicle dealers
Vehicles can only be cleaned on
alternate watering days using a
high pressure water cleaning device,
commercial car wash, bucket filled
directly from a tap or in accordance
with a Barwon Water approved Water
Use Plan.
Mobile spas
Mobile spas can be filled with
drinking water in accordance with a
Barwon Water approved Water Use
Plan.
Water tankers
Must not be filled or topped up
without Barwon Water approval,
except for domestic purposes, fire
fighting, public health or safety of
stock.
Can be filled or topped up only if
supplying water to be used inside
a dwelling, for fire fighting, stock
watering, construction, dust
suppression or other public health
purpose.
Commercial customers
Food transport vehicles
Commercial lawns
The interior can be cleaned using a
high pressure water cleaning device
or hand-held hose fitted with a
trigger nozzle if necessary to ensure
public health and safety.
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 at any time,
on any day.
Watering systems can be used to
water gardens between 6am and
8am and 6pm and 8pm on alternate
watering days.
Commercial market gardens or
plant nurseries
Specific restrictions also apply
to:
• dust suppression
• construction
• animal husbandry
• poultry farms.
Breaches to Stage 2 water
restrictions will incur fines.
Can be watered with drinking water
using a hand-held hose fitted with a
trigger nozzle, bucket or watering
can at any time, on any day.
For further information
PO Box 659 Geelong Victoria 3220 |
www.barwonwater.vic.gov.au
1300 656 007 |
[email protected]