Water Wise Achievements

Over the past several years the entire community has felt the effects of the drought, and has banded together to conserve our precious water supply. This page showcases a handful of organisations that have been doing their part and making significant water savings.

Australian Parliament House

Before water restrictions were implemented Parliament House typically used 150 megalitres of water each year. During Stage 3 Water Restrictions, Parliament House has reduced water use by more than 40%. More.

Canberra International Airport

The airport stores over 1.2 million litres of rainwater, uses only non potable water for irrigation has water-efficient cooling towers and waterless urinals and will soon be recycling over 100,000 litres of water every day. More.

Floriade

Australian Capital Tourism have adopted a number of water saving measures to reduce the environmental impacts of hosting Floriade. This includes things like sourcing the main water supply from Lake Burley Griffin a non potable source, as well as using efficient irrigation techniques. More.

The Australian National University

A recycled water trial is helping to keep some of the green giants at The Australian National University alive and well during the drought. The trial involves trucking in 30,000 litre units of a free treated sewage product to water these important trees. More.