The following provides a summary of key Stage 2 water restrictions. Contact your local water corporation for further information on water restrictions that may be in place in your area.

Residential and Commercial Gardens and Lawns

Watering of lawns is banned.

Manual sprinklers must not be used except between the hours of 6:00 am and 8:00 am and between the hours of 8:00 pm and 10:00 pm on alternative days*.

Automatic sprinklers must not be used except between the hours of midnight and 4:00am on alternative days^*.

Hand-held hoses with a trigger nozzle, a bucket or watering can may be used at any time.

Public Gardens and Lawns

Watering of lawns is banned.

Manual sprinklers must not be used except between the hours of 6:00 am and 8:00 am and between the hours of 8:00 pm and 10:00 pm on alternative days*.

Automatic sprinklers must not be used except between the hours of midnight and 4:00am on alternative days*.

Hand-held hoses with a trigger nozzle, a bucket or watering can 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 banned except for construction purposes or in emergency; or for health or safety hazard.

Vehicles

Hand-held hoses cannot be used any time for vehicle washing. A bucket, watering can, high pressure cleaning device or commercial car wash can be used.

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.

*Alternate days means odd numbered houses can water on odd dates of the month and even numbered houses can water on even numbered dates. Both odd and even numbered houses can water on the 31st of the month. Where there is no house number the property is considered an even numbered house.