Water Restrictions

Be Waterwise 

We encourage users of the Yass Valley water supply in Yass town and Bowning, Binalong and Murrumbateman villages to adopt Waterwise measures and look at ways to conserve water. 

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Waterwise Measures:

  • Using sprinklers (include pop-ups and micro sprays) or hand held hoses or drippers that do not cause pooling or run-off.
  • Washing your vehicle on grassed rather than paved surfaces, using a bucket or watering can or a hand held hose fitted with a trigger nozzle.
  • Filling and topping up private swimming pools with a hand held hose only and using a pool cover is encouraged.
  • Only hosing hard surfaces when cleaning is required as the result of an accident, fire, health hazard or other emergency.
What are Level One Water Restrictions? 

If the storage level of Yass Dam falls below 81%, level one water restrictions will be introduced to help conserve water supplies.

Level one restrictions focus on reducing non-essential outdoor water use. This includes limiting sprinkler use, household car washing, reducing pool filling and the hosing of hard surfaces. See our water restrictions FAQs. 

Under level one restrictions, sprinklers may only be used every second day between 6.00pm and 9.00pm, with odd-numbered houses permitted to water on odd-numbered days and even-numbered houses on even-numbered days. Households occupied only by elderly residents may water in the morning between 7.00am and 10.00am on alternate days. 

Car washing is limited to once a week on grassed surfaces, pools can only be topped up with hoses, and hosing hard surfaces is limited to emergency clean-ups.  Gardens can be watered anytime with a watering can or bucket. 

The full list of level one water restrictions is:   

  • Use of sprinklers – including pop-ups and micro-sprays or handheld hoses or drippers in accordance with the following schedule:  
  • Even street numbered houses, 6.00 pm. to 9.00 pm on even numbered days 
  • Odd street numbered houses 6.00 pm. to 9.00 pm on odd numbered days
  • Houses only with elderly people are allowed to water between 7.00am and 10.00am on alternative days. 
  • Public parks, oval and gardens to be watered at minimum level for sustainability.  
  • Washing vehicles – only allowed on grassed rather than paved surfaces no more than once a week with bucket/watering can/handheld hose with trigger nozzle or high pressure/low volume cleaner (no restriction on commercial vehicle wash facilities). 
  • Pools - Filling and topping up pools by hand-held hose only (pool covers encouraged). 
  • Gardens - Buckets and watering cans can be used anytime for essential garden watering. 
  • Hosing Hard Surfaces - No hosing of hard surfaces (unless necessary cleaning is required as a result of accident, fire, health hazard or other emergency). 
Where can I find the Yass Valley Council Water Restriction Policy?  

For full details about what each level of water restrictions involves, the Yass Valley Council Water Supply Restrictions Policy can be accessed here: 

Water Supply Restrictions Policy 

You can monitor dam storage levels via Council’s live dashboard here: 

Yass Dam - Live Storage Levels 

Need to know more? Check out our water restrictions FAQ's.

 

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