Business and industry

• Conduct a water audit to help you identify unexpected patterns such as leaks or faulty fixtures and where you can save water.
• Fix any outside leaks and/or dripping taps and showers.
• Test your irrigation systems to ensure they are operating efficiently.

For more water wise tips, visit:

• Smart water advice for businesses 
  www.smartwatermark.org/smartwateradvice/saving-water-business
• ecoBiz Queensland www.cciqecobiz.com.au

Community groups and body corporate

• Monitor and record your water use in the pool and how to minimise waste resulting from backwashing.
• Consider if there are opportunities to use a pool cover when the pool is not in use.
• Consider installing a rainwater tank in the common area to wash your cars, water your garden and/or landscape and replace garden beds with drought resistant plants and foliage.
• Erect signs in the ‘common areas’ to remind everyone not to waste water.

For more water wise tips:

• Active playing surfaces fact sheet

Outdoor sports fields

We understand to maintain sports fields for safe play, they require water. But a few simple tips can help reduce the amount of water required and avoid water wasting when watering sports fields:

• use deep and infrequent applications of water (watering to field capacity)
• minimise light frequent hand watering
• know your irrigation system and how much it applies.