Rainwater Tanks
Rainwater tanks are a great way to help conserve the Gold Coast’s drinking water supply and can provide a valuable source of water for your home.
They are an important part of the Gold Coast Waterfuture Strategy that provides a blueprint for managing the City’s water supply over the next 50 years. Our target is that rainwater tanks will provide 20 million litres of water per day to our city by 2056.
Rainwater tank inspection program
We are undertaking an inspection program for registered rainwater tanks in accordance with sections 1098 – 1101 of Local Government Act 1993. The inspection program details and schedule of suburbs to be inspected, can be found in the Inspection Program fact sheet (
PDF 150kb)
New home owners
The Queensland Government has introduced new mandatory water saving targets for applications lodged for construction of new houses in South East Queensland from 1 January 2007. For more information on the targets see the 
Department of Infrastructure and Planning website.
Rainwater tanks are one way to achieve the water savings target. Other options include dual reticulation, communal rainwater tanks and stormwater reuse. To find out more see the Local Government and Planning website ( 78kb).
Voluntarily installed tanks
There are no minimum size requirements for voluntarily installed rainwater tanks, however the size of the tank may affect your eligibility for a state and/or local government rebate.
It is the tank owner’s responsibility to ensure that the rainwater tank is installed according to state and local government requirements and to obtain any necessary approvals. For further information contact Plumbing & Drainage Services on (07) 5582 8393.
For further information
- Uses of water from rainwater tank
- Installing and maintaining a rainwater tank ( 92kb)
- Rainwater tank rebates
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