Water Restrictions Qld

Sam_Boss260 · 22-11-2006, 10:31 AM

Does anybody know if in Qld, you can only water on certain days and between certain times.

Does this also hold true to washing cars? Does anyone know?

XA Coupsta · 22-11-2006, 10:45 AM

Full link here http://www.qwc.qld.gov.au/tiki-index...r+restrictions

Level 4 is serious stuff.

Mandatory ban on outdoor hosing, efficiency measures for pool owners using town water and restrictions for business, industry and government agencies. (concessions apply in some circumstances)

Sam_Boss260 · 22-11-2006, 11:51 AM

Cool. Thanks Coupsta for the link.

Looks like you can wash your car any day or time as long as it is by bucket.

HOON69 · 22-11-2006, 11:57 AM

buckets work on a odd and even number system here in qld (well sth brissy anyways)

best bet is to ring up your local council and ask them

but i have been using buckets since they intoduced level 3 anyways
i recycle the washing machine water,my bath water etc to water plants etc
and even to wash the car etc so as im not using the towns water they cannot tell me how to use my waste(water) so i use it any time of the day anyways,if i didnt its only going to waste isnt it?

mowog · 22-11-2006, 12:31 PM

I put in 3000l of water tanks and a pump... I can wash my car anytime I like. You can buy 500l tanks that would be ideal just for car washing. Hook it upto a high pressure washer and away you go. And for renters you can empty and move them.

janek · 22-11-2006, 12:38 PM

same here... dam level (combined) at 25% is bad news...
we recycle bath/shower water for the garden/boat motor flushing, everything is linked up to buckets/pipes to the garden. Just think of how much water you use for a bath/shower. all of that is still good!

Be smart people!!!

The government is too ******* demented to do anything about it, so we have to take it into our own hands... as well as seriously pray for rain

janek · 22-11-2006, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mowog

I put in 3000l of water tanks and a pump... I can wash my car anytime I like. You can buy 500l tanks that would be ideal just for car washing. Hook it upto a high pressure washer and away you go. And for renters you can empty and move them.

But it needs to rain to fill them.

I've been wanting to do that, so i can freely go about my business, but we have had maybe a total of 20mm rain the last month. That includes a massive sudden dump a week ago

Bill_R · 22-11-2006, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by janek

But it needs to rain to fill them.

initially you might be able to fill them up with bore water. I did this just after building on a property. I had 2 x 10,000 gallon tanks. The roof (totally huge) thereafter was enough to keep them filled but we put a bore in as well - never ran out of water.

janek · 22-11-2006, 02:02 PM

would be nice to access bore in the city :S

mowog · 22-11-2006, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by janek

But it needs to rain to fill them.

I've been wanting to do that, so i can freely go about my business, but we have had maybe a total of 20mm rain the last month. That includes a massive sudden dump a week ago

You would suprised at how much water you get in those sudden dumps. I have had the tanks for 10 months now and I havent run dry yet.

You can also get a water truck to fill them.