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 a maximum of 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 the above restrictions
Hydrant standpipes	Water use is subject to the above restrictions

*Includes potable water supplied by Wide Bay Water rainwater tanks connected to mains reticulated water supply, swimming pools, turf watering, dust suppression activities supplied with reticulated water.