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Water 4 Life

Dams RecyclingDesalinationWater EfficiencyLogo of Metropolitan Water Plan. Click here to open the NSW Government's Water For Life website in a new browser window.

The NSW Government's 2006 Metropolitan Water Plan outlines how Sydney, the Illawarra and the Blue Mountains will have enough water now and in the future.

With limited and highly variable rainfall in the catchments, the community can no longer rely on water from the dams. To increase the water supply, Sydney Water is:

  • increasing the amount of water recycled. Water recycling will provide up to 12% of greater Sydney's water needs by 2015
  • operating a desalination plant to provide up to 15% of Sydney's water supply
  • helping the community and business to use water wisely - water efficiency initiatives will save up to 145 billion litres a year by 2015. That's about 24% of the water supply.

Pay your bill online Water Wise Rules are simple, common sense actions that apply to all Sydney Water customers in Sydney, the Illawarra and the Blue Mountains. All hoses must now have a trigger nozzle. Hand held hoses, sprinklers and watering systems may be used only before 10 am and after 4 pm on any day - to avoid the heat of the day. No hosing of hard surfaces. Image of Sydney Water worker in vest and safety hat. Sydney Water crews are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to respond to leaks and breaks. Our improved leak and break response times are saving over 700 million litres of water a year. Learn more. Image of side view of toilet. Let Sydney Water replace your single flush with a 4-star, water efficient, dual flush toilet. Save about 25,000 litres every year and up to $200. Learn more.