Water Sensitive City benchmarking
Our progress towards becoming a Water Sensitive City was recently benchmarked by the Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities. This means the City’s performance is rated against 34 goals, including water literacy in the community, adaptive water infrastructure, and sustainable water use. The outcomes will be used to inform the development of an updated Water Action Plan for the City in 2021.
Gold Water Wise Council
The City is an endorsed Gold Waterwise Council, with the Waterwise Councils program and has achieved re-endorsement since 2016. Some of our initiatives include: Implementing a leading Central Irrigation Management System, Waterwise endorsed aquatic centres, water sensitive urban design projects, including rain gardens and drainage upgrades, a waterwise verge policy and rebate, and ongoing community engagement around our water initiatives.
Living Green Program
The City’s Living Green Program offers a range of support and initiatives to help the community conserve water. These include Waterwise verge rebates, native plant giveaways and greywater systems fee relief. Learn more about the City’s community water initiatives and the Living Green Program here.
Greywater systems fee relief
To encourage the uptake of water efficient greywater systems across the City, greywater application fees have been waived, saving $236.
Greywater systems are one of the best opportunities to reuse water and save money at home or in the garden. Greywater systems allow you to treat domestic wastewater (from sinks, baths, showers and washing machines) and re-use it on the garden or for flushing toilets and washing clothes. As 42% of Perth’s mains water supply is used on residential lawns and gardens, greywater systems offer an opportunity to maintain a green garden while significantly reducing your water use and cost.
To learn more about greywater, visit gwig.org or download the West Australian Greywater Guide.