Residential or  Commercial Gardens*

* This term includes lawns.

(a)    An automatic watering system:

(i)     must not be used, except between 6 pm and 10 am on any day of the week; and

(ii)    which is installed on or after 1 November 2006, must not be used, unless it is fitted with either a rain sensor, soil moisture sensor, or equivalent device, as part of the control system.

(b)    A manual watering system must not be used, except between 6.00pm and 10.00am on any day of the week.

(c)    No restriction applies to using a hand-held hose fitted with a trigger nozzle, a watering-can or a bucket, at any time.

Public Gardens* and Sports Grounds / Recreational Areas

*This term includes lawns

(a)   An automatic watering system;

(i)       must not be used, except between 8 pm and 10 am on any day of the week; and

(ii)      which is installed on or after 1 November 2006, must not be used, unless it is fitted with either a rain sensor, soil moisture sensor, evapotranspiration device, weather station or equivalent device, as part of the control system.

(b)   A manual watering system must not be used, except between 8.00pm and 10.00am on any day of the week.

(c)   No restriction applies to using a hand-held hose fitted with a trigger nozzle, a watering-can or a bucket, at any time.

Fountains

(a)   A fountain which does not re-circulate water must not be operated.

(b)   No restriction applies to topping up a fountain at any time, provided that no more water than is necessary for that purpose is used.

Wholesale, Retail and Municipal Garden Nurseries

No restriction or prohibition applies to watering of plants of any description (including vegetables).

Vehicle Cleaning (All vehicles)

(a)    A hand held hose must not be used at any time to clean a vehicle unless it is fitted with a trigger nozzle.

(b)    Boat motor can be flushed with a hose in accordance with the manufacturers advise.

(c)    No restriction applies to using a bucket.

Paved Areas - Cleaning

A paved area must not be cleaned with water from a hose unless cleaning is required as a result of:

(a)   an accident, fire, health hazard or other emergency;

(b)   an identifiable safety hazard that has developed and a hand held hose fitted with a trigger nozzle or a high pressure water cleaning device is used;

(c)   staining to the surface that has developed, and a hand held hose fitted with a trigger nozzle or a high pressure water cleaning device is used, and then only once per season;

(d)    construction or renovation work to the surface and a high pressure water cleaning device is used.

Construction Industry

A hose must not be used unless it is:

(a)    fitted with a trigger nozzle; and.

(b)    is in good condition and does not leak.

Swimming Pools

A pool or spa with a capacity of 2,000 litres or greater must not be  filled for the first time unless:

(a)    an application which includes details of measures that have been, or will be, undertaken to provide water savings to offset the volume used in filling, has be lodged with East Gippsland Water; and

(b)    the application has been approved by East Gippsland Water; subject to such conditions as it may impose; and

(c)   every such condition is complied with.

Non-residential properties and new non-residential properties

Water supplied by East Gippsland Water must not be used on an existing non-residential property r a new non-residential property (as the case may be) if one of the following circumstances applies:

(a)    East Gippsland Water gives notice to the occupier of an existing non-residential property that the property received a metered supply of 10 ML or more in the preceding financial year.

(b)    East Gippsland Water gives notice to the occupier of a new non-residential property that East Gippsland Water estimates that the property will receive a metered supply of 10 ML or more in the next financial year.

This restriction does not apply if the occupier complies with each of the following steps in relation to a waterMAP.  The occupier must:

(c)    register its intention to prepare a waterMAP with East Gippsland Water within 1 month of the date of the notice referred to in (a) or (b);

(d)    prepare and submit a waterMAP to East Gippsland Water within 3 months of registering its intention to prepare a waterMAP;

(e)    prepare and submit a report to East Gippsland Water by each anniversary of the date on which the waterMAP was first submitted, in relation to:

·           The implementation of the waterMAP; and

·           Water savings achieved through the implementation of the waterMAP during the preceding 12 months; and

(f)     if requested to do so by East Gippsland Water:

·           Review the waterMAP to identify potential changes to the waterMAP which may improve future water savings at the property; and

·           Amend the waterMAP to make any changes identified by that review; and

·           Submit the amended waterMAP to East Gippsland Water within 3 months of the date of East Gippsland Water’s original request.

East Gippsland Water may only request the occupier to carry out this reviewing and amending process in respect of the property once in every 12 month period.