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With the water issue gaining momentum in politics, the media and the community, it's easy to only hear the bad news. So it's important to identify products, organisations and individuals that are doing something positive to address the issue.
This year's savewater! awards® winners and finalists have demonstrated exceptional innovation and commitment to deliver significant water use efficiencies.
These are real Australians showing that saving water doesn't mean sacrificing our way of life or business profits. Let our winners and finalists' achievements inspire you to take action in your part of the world.
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Hume City Council is set to save more than 70ML of potable water per year through initiatives that maintain existing assets and plan for a sustainable future. This saving equates to around 28 Olympic sized swimming pools.*
Funding from the Department of Sustainability enabled Council, in conjunction with Western Water, to extend Western Water’s Sunbury Melton Recycled Water Scheme.
The scheme now pumps recycled water to five major sporting complexes, irrigating seven sporting ovals and one athletics track.
An array of Council assets are also now water wise. Refurbishment of the Sunbury Aquatic Centre included water saving devices and six water tanks to flush the toilets with rainwater. Rainwater tanks have also been installed at Council’s Sunbury depot, with harvested water used in the wash down bay and to refill water tankers and road sweepers. Numerous childcare and community centres have similarly been retrofitted with water saving devices.
At Council parks, ‘smart’ irrigation and automatic sprinkler systems are being installed, turf is being replaced with drought tolerant species, ovals are being regularly aerated and an irrigation officer appointed to implement these measures.
Across the entire City and within the new Hume City Council offices in Broadmeadows—a five star rated sustainable building—staff are implementing a Local Water Action Plan; designed to ensure a water-wise City for current and future generations. |
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