Recycling Water
Presenter: Nigel Ruck
Episode: 24 (13th October 2007)
A fantastic thing that residents in the Rouse Hill area have access to is recycled water literally on tap that is used for flushing toilets, watering the garden and washing cars. This saves precious drinking water and it all comes from Sydney Waters Rouse Hill Treatment Plant.
When new house are built they are feed by two separate water pipes. One is normal drinking water and the other is recycled water, the recycled water is distinguished by its lilac colour.
This means for residents in the Rouse Hill area they pretty much get water for their garden whenever they want. It also means residents don’t feel so caged in by water restrictions and gives them more options when landscaping their gardens.
Despite this, residents are not wasteful as recycled water is not endless. Choosing water wise plants and adapting water wise strategies is still very important.
When it comes to establishing a new lawn is it important not to let it dry out. Ideally you should keep the water up to it and then gradually ease off so you get to a point where you water lesser frequently but for longer periods. This puts the water deep down into the soil and encourages a deep root system. This creates a more self sufficient drought resistant lawn.
Similar principles apply to your plants, deep watering less frequently creates comparable results.
When you have access to recycled water you can consider establishing new lawns which may not be an option in areas subject to certain water restrictions.
If you don’t have recycled water where you live but you want to get your hands on some you basically have two options; sell up and move to an area like Rouse Hill or purchase a water tank and harvest the water that comes off your roof.
Episode: 24 (13th October 2007)
A fantastic thing that residents in the Rouse Hill area have access to is recycled water literally on tap that is used for flushing toilets, watering the garden and washing cars. This saves precious drinking water and it all comes from Sydney Waters Rouse Hill Treatment Plant.
When new house are built they are feed by two separate water pipes. One is normal drinking water and the other is recycled water, the recycled water is distinguished by its lilac colour.
This means for residents in the Rouse Hill area they pretty much get water for their garden whenever they want. It also means residents don’t feel so caged in by water restrictions and gives them more options when landscaping their gardens.
Despite this, residents are not wasteful as recycled water is not endless. Choosing water wise plants and adapting water wise strategies is still very important.
When it comes to establishing a new lawn is it important not to let it dry out. Ideally you should keep the water up to it and then gradually ease off so you get to a point where you water lesser frequently but for longer periods. This puts the water deep down into the soil and encourages a deep root system. This creates a more self sufficient drought resistant lawn.
Similar principles apply to your plants, deep watering less frequently creates comparable results.
When you have access to recycled water you can consider establishing new lawns which may not be an option in areas subject to certain water restrictions.
If you don’t have recycled water where you live but you want to get your hands on some you basically have two options; sell up and move to an area like Rouse Hill or purchase a water tank and harvest the water that comes off your roof.
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