Every (property) has its own water meter. The meter registers all water used at your property and is shown as water consumption on your account.

Your meter is usually located outside the front of your property, near the left or right boundary.

Water flows through the property service pipe (main to meter) into a measuring chamber inside your meter.

The type of meter you have and its appearance may vary between properties.

You as the property owner are responsible for looking after and preventing damage to your meter, and for providing easy access for our staff to the meter and connections to the water main.

Meter maintenance & accessibility

It is your responsibility to ensure that your meter (box) is accessible. The meter must be at ground level.

Please do not fill the area around the meter or cover it with garden beds, trees or shrubs or other matter.

Meter Access is Your Responsibility

Council requires a minimum clearance of 30cm around your meter, to make it accessible to our reader. You can help maintain access to your meter by;

• Trimming long grass and pruning overgrown plants in the vicinity of your meter
• Avoiding concreting around or building over the top of your meter
• Ensuring that the meter remains at or above ground level
• Displaying a caution sign if you have a dog and securing the dog from the meter area if possible.

If, for any reason we are not able to read your meter, we may leave a card behind for you to contact Council to arrange a time.Now is a great time to check your meter to ensure it is clear and accessible. Please exercise caution when removing water meter covers. They can be homes for spiders and snakes. Ensure your wear protective gloves.

Council is partnering with the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC) to survey Lithgow Businesses as part of the development of the Lithgow Regional Economic Development Strategy.  Council is asking all businesses and any other interested parties in the Lithgow LGA to participate in the survey.  The survey can be accessed on  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LithgowCityCouncilSurvey.  Council would be grateful for businesses and any interested parties to participate in this short survey to assist Lithgow and its business community as they endeavour to facilitate employment generation and increased profitability.                                                                                                                                                                                                        

If you are a business within the Lithgow LGA join the Lithgow Halloween Business Facebook page to receive information, share ideas, and let us know about any Halloween specials or activities you might be planning so we can promote your business on event-related social media. You will just need to enter your name and business name to join the group.
www.facebook.com/groups/LithgowHalloweenBusinesses/

If you have any questions or wish to discuss ideas please contact Summar Hipworth, Cultural Development Officer on 6354 9999

Don’t forget to also keep an eye on the Council Column for event announcements and information.

The Household Chemical Cleanout will be provided on Sunday 29th October 2017 open to the public between 8am – 4pm.
The drop off location is Lithgow Council Depot, Mort Street Lithgow.
The following items will be accepted on the day;
• From your home: Solvents & household cleaners, floor care products, ammonia based cleaners, fluorescent globes & tubes.
• From your car: Batteries, motor oils & fluids.
• From the garage: Paint, pesticides, herbicides, poisons, gas bottles, fire extinguishers, pool chemicals, acids & alkalis.
For further information visit www.cleanout.com.au

drumMUSTER provides an easy, environmentally-friendly way of disposing of empty farming chemical containers across rural Australia.

The drumMuster service is available to all Lithgow Council residents and is free of charge. Residents access drumMuster by booking at least one day prior to the collection day and then delivering their empty containers to the Lithgow Solid Waste Facility (Off Geordie Street Lithgow) on the next collection day. Collections will occur between 9am and 12 noon on the first Saturday of every month.

*Bookings are essential and must be made at least one day prior to the collection day by phoning (02) 6351 2486.