Water Restrictions
April 2009
Water Restrictions
-Water restrictions are in force across most of Australia.
- There is some confusion and misinformation around washing cars;
- However, water restrictions do not mean you should stop caring for your
car.
- Washing your car plays an important role in protecting both the paintwork
and the cars interior
interior, thereby maintaining it at its best condition.
condition
- It would be a shame if people neglect to wash their cars because they
think they are not allowed, so lets remind them that…..
It's OK to clean your CAR, even during water restrictions
Water Restrictions - Major
j City’s
y
Darwin
Cairns
Townsville
Regional WA
Brisbane
Regional SA
Perth
Sydney
Adelaide
Canberra
No Restrictions
Bucket, watering can & hose with trigger nozzle
Melbourne
Bucket only
Bucket for safety & corrosive substances. Commercial car wash.
Banned
Hobart
You CAN Still Wash Your Car By;
y;
Port Macquarie
q
Dubbo
Taree
New Castle
Bathurst Gosfrod
Sydney
Orange
Goulburn
ACT
No Restrictions
Bucket, watering can & hose with trigger nozzle
Bucket only
Bucket for safety & removing corrosive substances. Commercial car wash.
Banned
NSW Restrictions
Town/ Region
(Storage Levels)
Sydney
Stage 3 restrictions from 1 June 2005
Gosford
Stage 3 restrictions - 30 March 2008
Vehicle wash
Strategic Implications
May use a bucket or a hose
fitted with a trigger nozzle
* Focus promotional activity on car wash products.
* Educate and remind consumers that it is ok to wash their car
May use a bucket or a hose
fitted with a trigger nozzle
* Focus promotional activity on car wash products.
* Educate and remind consumers that it is ok to wash their car
Stage 1 restrictions - Sept 2006
Only on lawn area. Hoses must * Focus promotional activity on car wash products.
be fitted with a water cut-off
* Educate and remind consumers that it is ok to wash their car
trigger or control nozzle.
Taree (Midcoast Water)
None
* Focus promotional activity on car wash products.
* Educate and remind consumers that it is ok to wash their car
Newcastle
None
* Focus promotional activity on car wash products.
* Educate and remind consumers that it is ok to wash their car
None
* Focus promotional activity on car wash products.
* Educate and remind consumers that it is ok to wash their car
Bathurst
None
* Focus promotional activity on car wash products.
* Educate and remind consumers that it is ok to wash their car
Goulburn
By bucket only
* Focus promotional activity on car wash products.
* Educate and remind consumers that it is ok to wash their car
Only for safety reasons
* Focus promotional activity on protectant and detailing lines
* Focus promotional activity on Waterless Wash
Port Macquarie
None
Dubbo
None
Stage 3 Restrictions - 5 July 2007
Orange
Stage 5 Restrictions - 9 Nov 2008
You CAN Still Wash Your Car By;
y
Bucket watering can & hose with trigger nozzle
Bucket,
Bucket only
Bucket for safety & removing corrosive substances. Commercial car wash.
Banned
Bendigo / Castlemaine / Kyneton
Ballarat
S b
Sunbury
/M
Melton
lt / Gisborn
Gi b
Geelong
Melbourne
Central Gippsland
VIC Restrictions
Town/ Region
(Storage Levels)
Melbourne
Stage 3 restrictions - Jan 2007
Geelong
St
Stage
4 restrictions
t i ti
- Dec
D 2006
Sunbury/Melton/ Gisborne
Stage 3a restrictions - 1 Nov 2006
Ballarat
Stage 4 restrictions - 1 Nov 2006
Central Gippsland
Permanent Water Saving Rules - Sep
2007
Bendigo, Castlemaine, Kyneton
surrounding districts (Coliban
Water)
Stage 4 restrictions - Jan 2008
Vehicle wash
Strategic Implications
Bucket for mirrors, windows &
lights only
* Focus promotional activity on protectant and detailing lines
* Focus promotional activity on Waterless Wash
Bucket for mirrors, windows &
lights
g
only
y
* Focus promotional activity on protectant and detailing lines
promotional activity
y on Waterless Wash
* Focus p
Bucket for mirrors, windows &
lights only
* Focus promotional activity on protectant and detailing lines
* Focus promotional activity on Waterless Wash
Bucket for mirrors, windows &
g
only
y
lights
* Focus promotional activity on protectant and detailing lines
promotional activity
y on Waterless Wash
* Focus p
Bucket or watering can or high
pressure cleaning device can be
used at anytime. A hand held
hose with trigger can be used for
pre-rinsing and rinsing
Bucket for mirrors, windows &
lights only
* Focus promotional activity on car wash products.
* Educate and remind consumers that it is ok to wash their car
* Focus promotional activity on protectant and detailing lines
* Focus promotional activity on Waterless Wash
VIC Restrictions
Town/ Region
(Storage Levels)
Mansfield (Goulburn Valley water)
Vehicle wash
Strategic Implications
Restricted
* Focus p
promotional activity
y on p
protectant and detailing
g lines
* Focus promotional activity on Waterless Wash
Stage 1 restrictions - Oct 2007.
Permanent restrictions for other areas
Broadford, Kimore and
surrounding districts (Goulburn
Valley Water)
Stage 1: A hand-held hose fitted * Promotional activity may include car wash products.
* Educate / remind consumers that it is ok to wash the car on
with trigger nozzle can only be
weekends
used to pre-rinse and rinse a
vehicle. High pressure water
cleaning / commercial car wash /
watering can or bucket filled
directly from a tap allowed
Stage 2 for Heathcote Junction, Kilmore Stage 2: Hand held hose not
& Wondong; all other areas are opn
allowed. High pressure water
stage 1.
cleaning / commercial car wash /
watering can or bucket filled
directly from tap allowed
Restricted
Horsham
Stage 4 restrictions - 1 Oct 2006
Bairnsdale
(EG Water)
W t saving
Water
i restrictions
t i ti
only
l
North East Water
Stage 2 restrictions - Sep 2007
By watering can or bucket or a
hose fitted with a trigger nozzle
* Promotional activity may include car wash products.
* Educate / remind consumers that it is ok to wash the car on
weekends
* Focus promotional activity on protectant and detailing lines
* Focus promotional activity on Waterless Wash
* Focus promotional activity on car wash products.
* Educate and remind consumers that it is ok to wash their car
Only by bucket or high pressure * Focus promotional activity on car wash products.
system
* Educate and remind consumers that it is ok to wash their car
You CAN Still Wash Your Car By;
No Restrictions
Bucket, watering can & hose with trigger nozzle
Bucket only
Bucket for safety & removing corrosive substances. Commercial car wash.
Banned
Cairns
Townsville
Brisbane
Toowoomba Gold Coast
QLD Restrictions
Q
Town/ Region
Vehicle wash
Brisbane
You can use a bucket filled
* Promotional activity may include car wash products.
directly from a tap, at any time. * Educate / remind consumers that it is ok to wash the car on
On the weekends, you can use a weekends
hose fitted with a trigger or twist
g pressure
nozzle, or a high
cleaning unit.
"High Level Restrictions"
Cairns
None
Storage level at 27 Nov 98.95%
Permanent Restrictions
Gold Coast
Storage level at 29 Nov 83.72%
Strategic Implications
* Focus promotional activity on car wash products.
* Educate and remind consumers that it is ok to wash their car
Limited use of a hand held hose * Focus promotional activity on car wash products.
products
fitted with a twist or trigger
* Educate and remind consumers that it is ok to wash their car
nozzle to wash vehicles
through local Councils)
Stage 6 restrictions - 23 Nov 2007
Limited use of a hand held hose * Focus promotional activity on protectant and detailing lines
* Focus promotional activity on Waterless Wash
fitted with a twist or trigger
nozzle to wash vehicles
Toowoomba
Banned
* Focus promotional activity on protectant and detailing lines
* Focus promotional activity on Waterless Wash
No restrictions
* Focus promotional activity on car wash products.
* Ed
Educate
cate and remind cons
consumers
mers that it is ok to wash
ash their car
South East QLD (SEQ Water
Stage 5 restrictions - 26 Sept 2006
Townsville
Stage 1 restrictions - 26 Sept 2006
SA / TAS / NT / WA
Town/ Region
Vehicle wash
Strategic Implications
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Regional SA (Excluding Eyre
Apply to some rural towns
None
Can use a bucket or water can,,
high pressure system or hand
held hose fitted with a trigger
nozzle
* Focus promotional activity on car wash products.
* Focus promotional activity on car wash products.
* Focus p
promotional activity
y on car wash p
products.
Peninsula)
All areas except the following are under
stage 2 restrictions
Eyre
y Peninsula
Can only be cleaned using
* Focus promotional activity on car wash products.
automatic wash systems that
recycle water, commercial
facilit6ies using trigger hoses or
on domestic premises using
trigger hoses, buckets or cans
Regional Western Australia
None
Ongoing restrictions
* Focus promotional activity on car wash products.
Useful Web Links
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Water restrictions vary between states/territories and local areas within
states/territories.
states/territories
Visit www.wsaa.asn.au for a complete list of water restrictions across Australia.
You can also visit the below sites for updates on water restrictions.
Sydney Water www.sydneywater.com.au
www sydneywater com au
Hunter Water www.hunterwater.com.au
ACTEW www.actew.com.au
Brisbane City Council www.brisbane.qld.gov.au
www brisbane qld gov au
Gold Coast Water www.goldcoastcity.com.au
Melbourne Water www.melbournewater.com.au
Yarra Valley Water www.yarravalleywater.com.au
South East Water www.southeastwater.com.au
City West Water www.citywestwater.com.au
SA Water www.sawater.com.au
Water Corporation of WA www.watercorporation.com.au
NT Water www.nt.gov.au
Hobart Water www.hobartwater.com.au