Water Restrictions in force

Page B7 of The Canberra Times 3 Jan 2009 had a public notice about water restrictions.

A general exemption for once weekly sprinkler use from 13 Dec 2008 until 1 Feb 2009.
The primary reason is to assist people going away over the summer holiday period to maintain their plants.


Here is what is on ACTEW Website.


Stage 3 now in place
ACT's water restrictions scheme applies to ACTEW's potable water (‘drinking’ or ‘tap’ water). Non-potable sources are not restricted in the table below.
Private gardens and lawns Commercial nurseries, market gardens and turf-growing businesses
Plants: A hand-held hose fitted with a trigger nozzle, a bucket or a watering can may be used to water plants between 7am and 10am and between 7pm and 10pm on alternate days as per the ‘odds and evens’ system.
General exemption applies from: 13 December 2008 to 1 February 2009 inclusive.
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The following exemption is intended for residents who will be away during the Christmas holiday period to maintain their gardens. Whilst it is understood that some automatic sprinkler systems are connected to both lawns and gardens, ACTEW strongly encourage the public to only utilise this exemption for their plants
A general exemption exists during the period 13 December 2008 to 1 February 2009 to allow sprinklers and other irrigation systems to be used to water lawns and plants between 7pm and 10pm only, on:
SATURDAYS for premises with an EVEN street number; and
SUNDAYS for premises with an ODD street number.
At all times lawns and gardens may only be watered without causing pooling or runoff.
At all other times, normal Stage 3 water restrictions apply in relation to watering private lawns and plants.
Drippers: As an alternative to hand-held hoses, buckets or watering cans, drippers may be used for watering plants between 7am and 10am and between 7pm and 10pm on alternate days as per the ‘odds and evens’ system.
Sprinklers: No sprinkler or other irrigation systems may be used (drippers exempt as per above).
Lawns: Watering of lawns is not permitted.
At all times gardens may only be watered without causing pooling or runoff.

Note this posting is not intended to be a legal source of the current restrictions, home owners must make themselves familiar with what is currently allowed,

Friar.