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Eurobodalla Integrated Water Cycle Management Strategy
6.3.3 Population Served With Council Water Services 40
6.3.4 Shire-wide Housing 40
6.3.5 Residential Growth 42
6.3.6 Data Accuracy 43
6.3.7 Tourist Impacts 43
6.4 Urban Water Management Issues 43
6.4.1 Urban Water Use and Discharge – Past and
Present 44
6.4.2 Urban Water Use and Discharge – Future
Predictions 47
6.5 Infrastructure Performance Issues 51
6.5.1 The Regional Water Supply 51
6.5.2 Sewage Treatment Issues 57
6.5.3 Stormwater Issues 58
PART C HOW DO WE FIX THE ISSUES 59
7 PART C INTRODUCTION 61
8 REGIONAL WATER CYCLE MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES 63
8.1 Opportunities for Managing the Regional Water Demands 63
8.1.1 Status of Current Measures 63
8.1.2 Introduction 63
8.1.3 Planning Controls 64
8.1.4 Water Conservation Education 65
8.1.5 Residential Water Efficiency Program 68
8.1.6 Non-residential Water Efficiency Program 69
8.1.7 Unaccounted for Water Assessment and Loss
Reduction 70
8.1.8 Water Pricing Opportunity 72
8.1.9 Water Waste Ordinance Opportunity 73
8.1.10 Comprehensive demand management program 77
8.2 Opportunities for Developing the Local Supply Sources 78
8.2.1 Roof Water Harvesting 78
8.2.2 Stormwater Harvesting 82
8.2.3 Residential Greywater Reuse 82
8.2.4 Benefits of Utilising Local Water Sources 83
8.3 Opportunities for Developing the Regional Supply Sources 83
8.3.1 General Overview 83
8.3.2 Immediate Measures 84
8.3.3 Short term Measures 84
8.3.4 Long term Regional Supply Opportunities 85
8.4 Opportunities for Reclaimed Water Use 90
8.4.1 Project Initiatives 91
8.4.2 Reclaimed Water Volumes 91
8.4.3 Reclaimed Water Use 91
8.5 Regional Integrated Water Cycle Management Options 98
8.5.1 Overview 98
8.5.2 Description of the Regional Water Supply
Integrated Options 99
9 LOCAL WATER MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES 105
9.1 Introduction 105
9.2 South Durras 106
9.2.1 Background 106
9.2.2 What Are the Issues? 107
9.2.3 How Do We Fix the Problems? 108
9.2.4 Integrated Water Cycle Management Scenarios 114
9.3 Nelligen 117
9.3.1 Background 117
9.3.2 What are the Issues 118