Stage 1 Water Restrictions for Regional Victoria
Please note:
Water restriction rules across Victoria are progressively being amended to be consistent with the Model Water Restriction By-law issued by the Minister for Water on 27 November 2011. Please refer to this Model Water Restriction By-law for the proposed water restrictions moving forward.
Residential and commercial gardens and lawns
Manual watering systems can only be used between the hours of 6:00 am and 8:00 am and between the hours of 8:00 pm and 10:00 pm on your specified watering days.
Automatic watering systems can only be used between the hours of midnight and 4:00am on your specified watering days.
Specified watering days means odd numbered houses can water on odd dates of the month and even or no-numbered houses can water on even numbered dates. Odd, even and no-numbered houses can water on the 31st of the month.
Hand-held hoses with a trigger nozzle, buckets or watering cans may be used at any time.
Public gardens and lawns
Manual watering systems can only be used between the hours of 6:00 am and 8:00 am and between the hours of 8:00 pm and 10:00 pm on specified watering days.
Automatic watering systems can only be used between the hours of midnight and 4:00am on specified watering days.
Hand-held hoses with a trigger nozzle, buckets or watering cans may be used at any time.
Notwithstanding the above, a public garden may be watered in accordance with an approved Water Conservation Plan.
Sporting grounds
Some specified playing surfaces are exempt from the above restrictions. Please contact your local water corporation for more information.
Paving, concrete and other hard surfaces
Hosing is banned except for construction purposes or in emergency, or for health or safety hazard.
Vehicles
A bucket, high pressure cleaning device or commercial car wash can be used at any time for vehicle washing. A hand-held hose fitted with a trigger nozzle can only be used for pre-rinsing and rinsing.
Residential or commercial pools and spas
To fill or top up a new or existing pool or spa with a capacity 2,000 litres or less, a hand-held hose fitted with a trigger nozzle, a watering can or a bucket must be used.
Pools and spas of greater than 2000 litres capacity must not be filled unless a Water Conservation Plan has been submitted to your local water corporation and approved.