Target 160 litres

5 easy ways to meet Target 160 What Council is doing

We all need water. Make sure there's enough to go around.

Water is the lifeblood of the Tweed, for people, businesses, wildlife, farms, forests, rivers and creeks. We all need to share the water we receive, especially as rainfall patterns become more variable.

Even when it’s wet outside, our drinking water comes from a carefully managed water supply network; it doesn’t travel straight from the sky into our taps. Collecting, treating and delivering water across the Tweed costs energy, resources and money.

By using just 160 litres a day, per person, you can help make sure there’s enough water to go around. Saving water saves you money, too.

Here are some simple ways you can help. 

5 easy ways to meet Target 160

You save money by wasting less water.

1. Find and fix your water leaks.
   Just one leaky tap can waste more than 30 litres a day and a constantly running toilet 260 litres a day. Your water meter can help you check for leaks.
2. Install water-efficient showerheads, taps and appliances with at least a 4-star water rating label. Homes with water-efficient plumbing fixtures and appliances use about 30% less water indoors and save money on energy bills.
   
3. Use a swimming pool cover to reduce evaporation and save up to 82 litres a day.
4. Go easy with the hose.
   Watering the garden uses a massive 15 to 20 litres a minute! Water only in the cooler hours of the day, reduce your lawn area and plant native plants: they’re drought tolerant.
5. Keep your daily shower to 4 minutes.
   You’ll save 9 litres for every minute you knock off. Get a free 4-minute shower timer at our Tweed Heads and Murwillumbah offices. 

What Council is doing

As our population continues to grow, demands on our precious water resources increase.

Raising Clarrie Hall Dam by 8.5 metres would secure our water supply until at least 2065.

We’re working hard to meet all NSW and Australian Government requirements to gain approval for this proposal, yet it’ll always remain important that we don’t use more than our fair share, to maintain the balance between people and nature.