2005-09-14

Escalating water restrictions

As a result of a serious drought, Brisbane residents have been living with water restrictions since May. We are only allowed to water the garden with sprinklers on three days of a week, and only during 7pm-7am (i.e. not during daylight time). There are also restrictions on car washing and topping up swimming pools.

But with the dam level having fallen to 36% already, it is just a matter of time that the next threshold of 35% will be reached. When that happens, which is expected in early October, the next level of water restrictions will be introduced. Sprinklers will be banned. Gardens can only be watered with hand held hoses. Cars can only be washed with buckets.

Even more draconian restrictions will come in once dam level drops below 30%. I really hope it will never happen.

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