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Stage2waterrestrictionsforWhitemark
CustomersconnectedtothereticulatedwatersysteminWhitemarkwillbeonStage2water
restrictionsfromWednesday,22March2017untilFriday,30June2017.Theserestrictionswillapply
unlessanexemptionisprovided.Therestrictionsmaybeliftedearlierdependingoninflowsand
storagelevels.
Stage2restrictionsaredesignedtoreduceaveragewaterconsumptionbyapproximately50per
centthroughthereductionofnonessentialwateruse.Nonessentialresidentialandcommercial
useislimitedtoalternatedaysandwateringoflawnsisbanned.ThefollowingrulesapplytoStage2
restrictions:
Residential,publicandcommercialgardensandlawns
Wateringoflawnsisbannedatalltimes.
Gardenwateringisrestrictedtoallocateddays,whichwillbeadvisedbyTasWatervialetter,during
thefollowingtimes:
Manualwateringsystemscanonlybeusedongardensbetweenthehoursof6amand8am
andbetweenthehoursof8pmand10pmonalternatedays
Automaticwateringsystemscanonlybeusedongardensbetweenmidnightand4amon
alternatedays
Handheldhoseswithatriggernozzle,abucketorwateringcanmaybeusedatanytime
Sportinggrounds
Wateringofsportsgroundsisrestrictedtoallocateddaysduringthefollowingtimes:
Manualwateringsystemscanonlybeusedfron6amto8amand8pmto10pm
Automaticwateringsystemscanonlybeusedbetweenmidnightand4am
Handheldhoseswithatriggernozzle,bucketsorwateringcansmaybeusedatanytime.
Paving,concreteandotherhardsurfaces
Hosingisbannedexceptforconstruction,healthandsafetypurposesorinanemergency.
Vehicles
Vehiclescanbewashedathomeusingahighpressurecleaningdevice,abucketoratawater
efficientcommercialcarwashatanytimeorday.Ahandheldhosefittedwithatriggernozzlecannot
beusedforprerinsingandrinsingathome.
Residentialorcommercialpoolsorspas
Tofillortopupaneworexistingpoolorspawithacapacityof2,000litresorless,ahandheldhose
fittedwithatriggernozzle,awateringcanorabucketcanbeused.Thismustonlyoccuron
allocateddays.Poolsandspasofgreaterthan2,000litrescapacitymayonlybefilledwithapproval
fromTasWater.
Exemptions
Completeorpartexemptionsfromanylevelofwaterrestrictionmaybegivenbyapplyingto
TasWateratenquiries@taswater.com.auorcalling136992.
Requestsforexemptionsmustbeaccompaniedbyawaterconservationplan.Suchplansareto
include,asaminimum:
Theareatobeirrigated
Locationofwatermeter(s)
Detailsofexistingwateringarrangementsandvolumes
Proposedwateringarrangementsandvolumes
Detailsofproposedwateringmechanismsandappropriatewasteminimisationprocesses
Locationandwordingofsignagetoadvisethegeneralpublicofanexemptionfromwater
restrictions.