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Last Updated: Monday, 10 November 2025 16:32

Improvements in water sustainability can only be achieved by changes in water management practices. We must maintain a healthy balance between continuing to provide services and responsible and sustainable water use. Promotion of water conservation in the community is equally important in our aim to improve water sustainability.

Our approach to ensuring water reduction in our own activities and our work with the community and business sectors to conserve water:

+ - Pools Click to collapse

The following practices are in place in our Region's pools to help conserve water:

  • The emptying and refilling of pools across our Region only takes place when major works that rely on the emptying of the pool are required.
  • Fake grass has been installed around the pool at the Milne Bay Aquatic and Fitness Centre. Installation of fake grass around the Highfields Aquatic and Fitness Centre will also be investigated. Pools in regional areas use reclaimed backwash water or rainwater on grassed areas.
  • Showers on timers have been installed at Highfields Aquatic and Fitness Centre and several regional pools. As upgrades are rolled out, timed shower systems will be implemented.
  • Rainwater tanks are installed at all pool facilities for use in the topping up of pools, backwashing of filters or watering of grounds if required.
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As a regular users of water resources, our construction & maintenance workforce are careful to keep water conservation in mind when performing their duties.

Where possible, non-potable water is used for roadworks and recycled water is used where it is safe to do so. 

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All existing Council buildings are fitted with water saving devices, including dual flush toilets and reduced flow taps. Where practical, rainwater tanks were installed and connected to functions that can use non-potable water e.g. toilets and gardens.

All new Council buildings are fitted, when designed, with the latest water saving devices. The Charlton Depot has a 750 kilolitre rainwater tank to service toilets, the wash-down plant and provide irrigation for the plant nursery and landscaping.