Water Restrictions Eased for Euroa, Violet Town, Longwood and Strathbogie

5 September 2007

Goulburn Valley Water has announced that water restrictions will be eased from Stage 3 to Stage 2 at Euroa, Violet Town, Longwood and Strathbogie effective Friday 7 September 2007.

Goulburn Valley Water’s Managing Director, Mr Laurie Gleeson said that the reduction in water restrictions has been possible because of improved winter rainfall and increases in streamflows and storage capacity.

“Abbinga Reservoir is currently holding 420 megalitres, or 74% of its 560 megalitre capacity and is continuing to be filled by pumping from Seven Creeks,” he said.  “This is already above the maximum level of 68% achieved in 2006.”

All other storages are at 100% of capacity including the Nine Mile Creek Reservoir which supplies Longwood.

“Stage 2 water restrictions allow gardens to be watered on alternate days for specified hours, however, lawn watering is not permitted.”

“We would like to thank our customers for their understanding and compliance with the water restrictions during this difficult period, and continue to urge residents to conserve water wherever possible.”

Please see our Water Restrictions page for full details or contact our 24 hour Customer Service Centre on free call 1800 45 45 00. 

Some key features of Stage 2 Water Restrictions are:

A lawn must not be watered at anytime.

A private garden must not be watered except by means of:

1. a manual watering system which operates only between the hours of 6.00am and 8.00am and 7.00pm and 9.00pm on alternate days (odds and evens);

2. an automatic watering system which operates only between the hours of midnight and 4.00am on alternate days (odds and evens);

3. a hand-held hose fitted with a trigger nozzle, or watering can or bucket filled either by a hand-held hose fitted with a trigger nozzle, or directly from a tap, at any time.

Swimming pools, can only be topped up by means of hand held hoses, or watering cans or buckets;

Vehicles can only be washed using

1. a high pressure water cleaning device; or

2. a commercial car wash; or

3. a watering can or bucket filled directly from a tap (and not by means of a hose).

Authorised By L.J. Gleeson 104-110 Fryers Street Shepparton