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Recycling Water For Homes
Imagine living in a suburb where the water you use in the garden was used once before in kitchens and showers. Well, in some areas of Sydney, residents are doing just that.
Across greater Sydney recycled water is provided for home use in:
- Rouse Hill Recycled Water Area
- Sydney Olympic Park and Newington (Sydney Olympic Park Authority)
- The Hoxton Park new release area, under construction by Sydney Water in the Liverpool and Campbelltown local government areas.
Building Sustainability Index (BASIX)
- New homes in NSW need to meet the NSW Government’s Building Sustainability Index (BASIX) requirements for reducing water and energy use.
- recycled water
- rainwater tanks
- water saving showerheads, taps and toilets.
BASIX is a key Government initiative to improve water efficiency of all newly built homes by up to 40 per cent, through use of:
What you can do
You can help too. Individual households can save our precious drinking water by installing rainwater tanks and diverting greywater from showers, basins, baths and washing machines for garden and other uses.