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Water restrictions
Level 1 water restrictions apply to residents and businesses in the Fraser Coast region using potable water supplied by Wide Bay Water.*
These restrictions include:
| Activity | Description |
| Garden / lawn watering | Watering cans or buckets allowed any time |
| Hand-held hoses allowed any time fitted with a working water efficient trigger nozzle (9L/min) and attended to at all times | |
| Irrigation systems (sprinklers/drippers/soaker hoses) | Irrigation systems allowed between 4pm and 9am |
| Irrigation systems must be fitted with a manual or automatic timer | |
| Washing windows / external house cleaning / cleaning external public facilities | Hand-held hoses allowed at any time but as a minimum must be fitted with working, water efficient trigger nozzle (9L/min) and attended at all times |
| Paved or concreted surfaces cleaning | High pressure device (gerni) allowed any time |
| Motor vehicle / boat / trailer cleaning | Hand-held hoses allowed at any time but as a minimum must be fitted with working, water efficient trigger nozzle (9L/min) and attended at all times |
| Motor boat flushing | Hoses with earmuffs allowed at any time for maximum 5 min at a low water flow |
| Filling of swimming pools / spas (private and/or public) | Hoses allowed at any time but must be monitored at all times |
| Filling of water features (private and/or public) | Hoses allowed at any time but must be monitored at all times |
| Operation of water features (private and/or public) | Allowed at any time |
| Mobile drinking water tankers supply and use * | Water use is subject to above restrictions |
| Hydrant standpipes | Water use is subject to above restrictions |
* Includes: potable water supplied by Wide Bay Water rain water tanks connected to mains reticulated water supply, swimming pools, turf watering, dust suppression activities supplied with reticulated water.
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