If you’re attending the 2019 Tamworth Country Music Festival, you should be aware of the water restrictions in place.
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The weather hasn’t been the region’s friend of recent times and water restrictions vary between which area you live in.
Below are Tamworth Regional Council’s current water restrictions for Tamworth and surrounds.
WATER RESTRICTIONS
ATTUNGA
Attunga is currently on permanent water conservation measures.
BARRABA
Barraba is currently on permanent water conservation measures.
BENDEMEER
Bendemeer is currently on level one water restrictions.
MANILLA
Manilla is currently on level three water restrictions.
MOONBI AND KOOTINGAL
Moonbi and Kootingal is currently on level one water restrictions.
NUNDLE
Nundle is currently on level three water restrictions.
TAMWORTH
Tamworth is currently on level one water restrictions.
Permanent water conservation measures
Permanent water conservation measures are always in place when there are no actual water restrictions.
Use of sprinklers, sprays, microsprays and fixed hoses is not allowed during the heat of the day. Watering must take place between 4pm to 9am eastern standard time and 6pm to 8am during daylight saving time.
Hand-held hoses with trigger nozzles, and buckets or watering cans, may be used for watering of lawns, gardens and vehicle-washing at any time.
Trigger nozzles must be used on all hoses to help conserve supplies and avoid waste.
No washdown of hard surfaces unless using a high-pressure cleaner.
Level one
Sprinklers, sprays, microjet sprays and fixed hoses are allowed for two hours only per day between 5pm to 7pm eastern standard time or 6pm to 8pm during daylight saving time.
Hand-held hoses can be used between 4pm to 9am eastern standard time or 6pm and 8am daylight saving time.
No washdown of hard surfaces unless using a high-pressure cleaner.
Vehicles can be washed any time if using a high-pressure cleaner.
Recycled, greywater and rainwater can be used only from tanks not connected to the treated supply – rainwater tanks must be stand-alone and not able to be switched to the treated supply.
Pools can be filled and topped up.
Level two
Sprinklers, sprays, microjet sprays and fixed hoses cannot be used.
Hand-held hoses and sub-surface dripper systems can be used for two hours only per day from 5pm to 7pm or 6pm to 8pm daylight saving time.
Vehicles can only be washed with a hand-held hose, with a trigger nozzle attached, between 5pm and 7pm or 6pm to 8pm daylight saving time, but a bucket can be used any time.
No washdown of hard surfaces unless using a high-pressure cleaner.
Pools can be topped up, but council permission is required if capacity is above five kilolitres.
Recycled, greywater and rainwater can be used only from tanks not connected to the treated supply – rainwater tanks must be stand-alone and not able to be switched to the treated supply.
Level three
All use of sprinklers is banned – including sprinklers, sprays, microjet sprays, fixed hoses and subsurface dripper systems.
Handheld hoses for 15 minutes only per property within the two-hour window of 5pm and 7pm or 6pm to 8pm daylight saving time.
No washdown of hard surfaces outdoors, including pressure cleaners.
Pools can be filled during 15 minutes of allowed hose time.
Irrigation of council’s category one and two parks, gardens, reserves and playing fields continues in accordance with the drought management plan.
All previously issued new turf water management plans are now null and void.
Recycled, greywater and rainwater can be used. Rainwater tanks can only be approved by council and a sign issued if they are stand-alone and not able to be switched to the treated supply.
Buckets and watering cans can be used within the two-hour window without limitation.
