Why do we need to save water in Katherine?
In Katherine, it is important we all work together to ensure our water sources remain safe and reliable. Power and Water's Living Water Smart program is helping the community reduce water use to keep reliance on the use of bore water to 10%, the maximum amount that can be treated each day to remove PFAS. The community has done a great job so far and we need to keep it up!
Find out more to help you save water in Katherine.
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Here's what's happening in the water saving community
Power and Water’s Living Water Smart Leak Checkers will be in Katherine from today to detect potential leaks in residential homes. Over the past three years, the award winning Community Leak Program [...]
Overview What is Living Water Smart? Living Water Smart is a Power and Water initiative working together with the community to ensure Katherine's tap water remains safe and reliable, both now and in [...]
Thank you Katherine, with your great work to reduce water use and waste, and the near completion of the new PFAS Water Treatment Plant, our Living Water Smart funded Leak Find and Fix and Garden Tune [...]
Power and Water’s Living Water Smart Leak Checkers will be in Katherine from today to detect potential leaks in residential homes. Over the past three years, the award winning Community Leak Program [...]
In Katherine, it is important we all work together to ensure our water sources remain safe and reliable. Power and Water's Living Water Smart program is helping the community reduce water use to keep [...]
Miali Brumby community, a member of the Kalano Community Association in Katherine, has reduced it's water use by 25% in the last two years. They are now saving around 140,000 litres of water per day [...]
Living Water Smart's Garden Tune Up provided a free garden irrigation audit at your home or business by one of our registered irrigation experts. The irrigator will reprogram your irrigation controller to provide your garden with the water it needs, when it needs it. It also includes up to $50 of on-the-spot irrigation repairs.
To make your existing irrigation system ‘smart’, the first step is to determine what type of irrigation system you currently have. Generally there are two types: Standard (central automated) [...]
A smart irrigation controller automatically adjusts watering based on local weather conditions. For example when it rains the smart irrigation controller will reduce or turn off your irrigation to [...]
A smart irrigation controller automatically adjusts watering based on local weather conditions. For example when it rains the smart irrigation controller will reduce or turn off your irrigation to [...]
Many people struggle to know how much to water their garden. Do you water for 20 minutes, 40 minutes, or more? How many days per week? And what type of sprinklers should you use? If you have a mix of [...]
Do you know how long to run your irrigation for and how many days a week to water? As a general guide, in the dry season Living Water Smart recommends the below 3, 2, 1 guide for efficient watering [...]
It’s a good idea to do the 3-Step Leak Check every few months - it could save you bucket loads of water!
In the Wet Season, there is really only one irrigation rule of thumb. Turn it off when it rains! However, keep an eye on your garden and only water it if it looks really thirsty.