The F3 freeway is often closed due to bush fires, saying there was not too many this summer just gone but the summer before there was quite a few.
We are currently one level 3 here on the central coast
just for residential is:-
Lawns and gardens
• No fi xed hoses or sprinklers.
• No hand-held hoses, micro sprays or drip systems.
• Watering cans may be used to water at any time on any day.
Vehicle and boat washing**
• All road vehicles (including cars, trucks, caravans and cars in car yards) may be washed
with a bucket or a hose provided a trigger nozzle is used.
• All boats (including all water craft) may be washed with a bucket or a hose provided a
trigger nozzle is used.
• Boat engines, bilges, boat trailer brakes & wheels may be washed with a hose for up to
a total of 5 minutes provided a trigger nozzle is used.
All external surfaces
• No washing or wetting of any external surface using a hose is permitted, including
paths, driveways, building surface, outside furniture or structures.
Private pools
• Topping or refi lling of existing pools using a hose from the town water supply is not
allowed. A bucket may be used or supply other than the drinking water supply system.
• Filling of new pools from the town water supply is not permitted.
Voluntary Residential Usage Target is 150 litres per person per day
All exemptions issued under previous Level 4 water restrictions are valid under the current Level 3 water
restrictions. Any previous exemptions issued under other water restriction levels are revoked.
No restrictions apply to the use of town water in the event of, or where there is risk of, an accident,
fi re, hazard to health, safety or environment.
Runoff from any watered area is not permitted.
Watering systems that do NOT draw on the town water supply should carry appropriate signage that is clearly
visible from the street.
Any breaches of these restrictions can result in a $200 fi ne for an individual and $2,200 for a corporation.
The residential consumption target is expressed on a maximum per person basis. It is recognised that
residential consumption within individual homes is affected by the effi ciency of appliances/fi xtures and number
of occupants. The target is not mandatory but provides guidance to customers on acceptable water usage rates.