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Level 2 Restrictions: On 21 November 2019, the NSW government announced Level 2 water restrictions. These restrictions commenced on 10 December 2019, replacing the level 1 water restrictions. Level 2 restrictions have been brought in earlier than the Metropolitan Water Plan [12] (2017) recommends, with dam levels currently at 46.1%. [13]
During the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, supply chains from manufacturers were disrupted, resulting in an increase in the 8-kilometre (5.0 mi) water main project from about $8.1 million to $18.2 million. In December 2020, the federal government announced new funding of $16.7 million to "cover the cost of extending the water mains" from the ...
Since June 2019 Sydney Water replaced water restrictions with Water Wise Rules. The Rules are: Level 1 water restrictions (subject to change at any time by NSW Government) All hoses must now have a trigger nozzle. Handheld hoses, sprinklers, and watering systems may be used only before 10 am and after 4 pm on any day – to avoid the heat of ...
The 1987 Federal Water Policy, which remains valid today, has two main goals with respect to water: To protect and enhance the quality of the water resource and to promote the wise and efficient management and use of water. The Canada Water Act (proclaimed on September 30, 1970) provides the framework for cooperation with provinces and ...
[2] Following the 2019 state election, the Office was abolished and most of its functions assumed into the Environment, Energy and Science Group of the newly formed Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE). [3] The heritage functions were assumed by the Heritage Branch within Department of Premier and Cabinet, known as Heritage NSW.
WaterNSW is a New South Wales Government–owned statutory corporation that is responsible for supplying the state's bulk water needs, operating the state's river systems and dams and the bulk water supply system for Greater Sydney and providing licensing and approval services to its customers and water resource information.
The city of Austin will begin Stage 2 water restrictions Tuesday, Aug. 15. Penalties include fines of up to $1,000 per violation.
The water industry usually places such restrictions on their customers during droughts or when the reservoirs supplying the water are becoming empty. Previously, contravening a temporary water restriction is a criminal offence in the United Kingdom under the Water Industry Act 1991 (though the first prosecution for "wasteful use of water" was ...