rules to follow. Get caught disobeying and individuals will cop a $220 fine, while businesses will be up for $550 per breach. There are four key stipulations that must be adhered to:
ALL HOSES must now bear a trigger nozzle.
Hand held hoses, sprinklers and watering systems may be used during cooler parts of the day (before 10 am and after 4pm)
No hosing of hard surfaces such as paths and driveways.
Fire hoses may be used for fire fighting activities only.
The best advise for gardeners is to purchase a trigger nozzle immediately if they do not already own at least one. For convenience, it may be easier to buy a nozzle for each hose you use rather than sharing one between hoses.
These rules apply to residents, businesses, local councils and government agencies.
Sydney water
have provided the following tips:
Wash your car on the lawn wherever possible. This will not only water and fertilise your lawn but will also avoid stormwater pollution.
Avoid any form of outdoor hosing between 10 am and 4 pm to avoid the heat of the day, when evaporation is high.
Use a broom to clean up leaves, grass clippings, dirt, dust or general litter on paths or driveways instead of hosing.
It’s still permitted, at any time, to:
Use a bucket or watering can to wash and rinse vehicles or water lawns and gardens.
Fill a pool or topping up an existing swimming pool.
Use water from a rainwater tank, as long as it is not connected to or topped up with drinking water.
Use water to cool people or animals.
Use a hose with a trigger nozzle or high pressure cleaning device to clean boat bilges and boat trailer brakes and wheels.
Use a hose to flush boat engines.
Clean garbage bins using a hose fitted with a trigger nozzle (This should, wherever possible, be done within an official bin wash area or on grass.)
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