Across South East Queensland, business, industry and government use around 30% of our water supply. They must achieve long-term savings. Many businesses across the region have already made significant savings.

Requirements

Business, industry and other non-residential users must achieve long-term savings, comply with Water Efficiency Management Plans and retrofit appliances and fittings:

• Businesses using more than 10 million litres a year must prepare, submit and comply with a Water Efficiency Management Plan (even if they have already achieved a reduction of 25%).
• Business consuming more than 1 million litres must install water efficient appliances.
• Premises’ urinals must be water efficient by 30 September 2007.

Specific industries must also meet stringent targets:

• Car washers must maximise their use of re-circulated water and meet best practice targets.
• Mobile commercial operators for building, vehicle and dog washing can only use town water in accordance with best practice guidelines, following registration and training.
• Nurseries, turf farms and market gardens can only use water in compliance with their WEMPs.
• Active playing fields and sporting groups can only water on allocated days at certain times.

Read more about business requirements and how you can save water at work.