Saving water
Australia is the driest inhabited continent in the world and is subject to unpredictable and extreme rainfall patterns, resulting in extended drought and flooding in the city. Consequently, water and its use has become an increasing concern within our community.
Gold Coast City is also challenged by a number of other factors, independent of the weather. These include:
- a population that is forecast to double over the next 50 years, and
- the ongoing need for new infrastructure and their environmental and social costs.
Gold Coast Water has proactively approached water planning and management through a number of nationally and internationally recognised strategies and initiatives aimed to overcome these challenges. These include the:
- Gold Coast Waterfuture Strategy
- Pimpama Coomera Waterfuture Master Plan
- Watersaver Education Program
- Recycled Water Strategy
- Research projects
Whether you are young or elderly, on a farm or in a urban area, interested in sport or study, you rely on water and have a responsibility to look after it. To help do your part in saving water, try some of our water saving tips.