Water Restrictions Eased on the Goulburn System

5 September 2007

Goulburn Valley Water has announced that water restrictions for towns supplied from the Goulburn System will be eased from Stage 4 to Stage 2 effective Friday 7 September 2007. Towns on the Goulburn System include Alexandra, Avenel, Bonnie Doon, Colbinabbin, Congupna, Corop, Dookie, Eildon, Girgarre, Goulburn Weir (Baxters Road), Katandra West, Kirwan’s Bridge, Kyabram, Mangalore, Merrigum, Molesworth, Mooroopna, Murchison, Nagambie, Rushworth, Seymour, Shepparton, Stanhope, Tallarook, Tallygaroopna, Toolamba, Tatura & Tongala

Goulburn Valley Water’s Managing Director, Mr Laurie Gleeson said that the reduction in water restrictions for towns on the Goulburn System has been possible because of improved inflows into Lake Eildon during winter.  “The inflows have been significantly higher than for the same period last year which means our bulk entitlement allocation is much stronger than anticipated in March/April”, he said. 

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

 “Towns supplied from the Murray system will remain on Stage 4 water restrictions,” said Mr Gleeson. “The allocation on the Murray system is still very low, at only 5%, and the situation for Murray Towns will be regularly reviewed as the season progresses.”

“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