BACKGROUND

All water supply authorities are required to consider water efficiency measures to demonstrate responsible use of a finite resource. Education programs and actual measures to save water form part of best practice plans such as those already considered by Council in the Water Demand  Management Plan. To deliver an efficient water saving program it is proposed to become a member of the organization Savewater.

ISSUES  

The NFP organization Savewater commenced 5 years ago and provides water saving measures, targeted education schemes and resources, for a co-ordinated water saving and water efficiency program. The organization currently has exposure to 3,000,000 water customers Australia-wide with local member councils like Lithgow, Tamworth, Narrabri, Dubbo, Orange, Griffith and Port Macquarie-Hastings, to name a few, current member councils in NSW.

Click on the link below to visit the Savewater website