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Sustainability Directory: Solutions for Saving and Recycling Water

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Saving and Recycling Water

Solutions for Saving and Recycling Water

Solutions for saving water, and recycling used water, around the family home.

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Queensland

Business Water Efficiency Program

Section of the Queensland Water Commission website highlighting a business water efficiency program designed to help companies in South East Queensland save water and adopt sustainable water use practices. Navigational links to further resourceful information, such as water efficiency management plans, home and business water efficiency, and water rebates and restrictions. Also includes a link to the SEQWater website.

http://www.qwc.qld.gov.au/Business+Water+Efficiency+Program

Clean and Green City

Green choice gardening is an initiative of the Brisbane City Council providing information on design, plants and planting, garden maintenance, green information, garden nasties, waterwise gardening and a link to the Green Choice Gardening in Brisbane Guide. Further navigational links to environmental topics are also available.

http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:BASE:1595000867:pc=PC_2066

Green Home fact sheets

Website of the Brisbane City Council which provides fact sheets on various issues regarding sustainable living such as Air quality – clean air at home, Alternative energy sources, Buying efficient appliances and many more. Navigational links to further resources, related topics and services of the government.

http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:STANDARD:1595000867
:pc=PC_1869

Helpful hints

Section of Hope’s website aiming to reduce waste and conserve resources, offering suggestions to a thoughtful behaviour of humans to protect the environment. The site features two sections about reducing greenhouse gases.

http://www.hopeaustralia.org.au/hints.php

Home Waterwise Service

Website titled Home Waterwise Service featuring a Queensland government service where plumbers can install subsidised, water efficient devices in Queensland homes. Navigational section topics include; further information, cost, bookings, eligibility, information/work for plumbers, Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards (WELS) Scheme, and downloadable ads about the service.

http://www.homewaterwise.com.au/

Living with the environment

Section of the Pine Rivers Shire Council in Queensland, providing a list of actions that can be taken by the residents to help protect the environment. Links to information on conserving our waterways, waste disposal and recycling, natural wildlife, planting trees and reducing weeds, natural disasters. Navigational links to additional related documents.

http://www.prsc.qld.gov.au/c/prsc?a=da&did=1007536

Purified Recycled Water, Making the facts clear

Information on purified recycled water in the section of the Queensland Water Commission website, as well as the Queensland government’s decisions to add recycled water to drinking supplies as part a security/supply plan. Links to further information on the Queensland Water Commission website include recycling of waste water, the article of when the Queensland Premier announced the recycled water decision, and the government’s Western Corridor Recycled Water Project.

http://www.qwc.qld.gov.au/Purified+recycled+water

Smart Housing

Smart Housing is good practice in designing, planning and building homes to make them more socially, environmentally and economically sustainable. Smart Housing has been developed in response to the demand for housing that better meets people's needs and responds to the Queensland climate while saving money. The website provides the following information: Smart Housing overview, Elements of Smart Housing, Examples of Smart Housing, Building your own Smart House and Related resources.

http://www.housing.qld.gov.au/initiatives/smarthousing/

Watch every drop: indoors

Brisbane government website providing Drought information including Rating labels on water efficient products, Kitchen, Bathroom and Laundry tips. Navigational links to further drought information and other government services.

http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:BASE:1595000867:pc=PC_2143

Watch every drop: outdoors

Brisbane government website providing Drought information including garden tips, Greywater, Pools, Patios and driveways and Related Links. Navigational links to further drought information and other government services.

http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:BASE:1595000867:pc=PC_2145

Water Restrictions

Queensland government restrictions on household and commercial water usage, featured on the Queensland Water Commission’s website, as a way to reduce water depletion. Links to water restriction fact sheets, and household rebates and business incentives to save water.

http://www.qwc.qld.gov.au/tiki-index.php?page=Water+restrictions

Water saving tips

Archive on the Queensland Water Commission’s website featuring several fact sheets on different water saving solutions. These include cost-effective ways to save water, outdoor water saving tips, and home water usage facts. Also included are links to informative web pages on water-use reduction, such as the Brisbane City Council’s Green Choice Gardening webpage, Home WaterWise Service’s webpage advertising a water auditing service, and an interactive website from the Water Corporation featuring a Waterwise House.

http://www.qwc.qld.gov.au/Water+saving+tips

WaterWise Rebate Schemes

Queensland Government Natural Resources and Water website section featuring information on the Waterwise Rebate Scheme. Details and downloadable factsheets cover all aspects of scheme including what the scheme is, who can apply, the application form, and bathroom, laundry and water holding devices involved. Additional links to the gardens rebate scheme, and media releases.

http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au/water/saverscheme/index.html

What are you doing?

Information on the Queensland Water Commission’s website on saving water around the home, including in the garden, from taps, dishwashers, and washing machines. Links to water restriction and rebate information, ‘water wise’ planting in the garden, online house ‘water efficiency’ testing form, and water efficiency labelling.

http://www.qwc.qld.gov.au/What+households+can+do

What businesses can do

Information on the Queensland Water Commission’s website on saving water in the business, including links to management plans, water efficiency programs, and purchasing white goods with high efficiency ratings. Link to the SEQWater website, by the South East Queensland Water Corporation Limited.
http://www.qwc.qld.gov.au/What+businesses+can+do

You Can Make a Difference – At Home

Ecomum aims to help Brisbane mothers and their families find relevant, local information about making environmentally friendly choices, which can positively affect climate change and reduce global warming. The site provides links and information on Composting, Recycling, Water saving, Tank rebates, Greywater, Solar Rebates & Options, Cleaning products and Sustainable Renovating.

http://www.ecomum.com.au/house-garden.php

National

About Water

Section of website sponsored by the South Australian Government and South Australia Central featuring water saving solutions. Subcategories include information on conserving water, statistics on water consumption, and advice on protecting the quality of stormwater and environmental flows. Links to several South Australian and National company and government websites throughout this section.

http://www.watercare.sa.gov.au/water.php

Being Waterwise

Introductory, water saving information page, on the Water Corporation website. Navigational links to the right of the page includes some areas suitable for upper primary and high school students; Saving Water in your Home, Saving Water in your Garden, Saving Water in your Business, and How to read your water meter. Introductory page also includes a link to an interactive flash page Waterwise House which lets the user click on different locations of a house to find out more about saving water in that location.

http://www.watercorporation.com.au/W/waterwise_index.cfm

Getting Involved

Information page, on the South Australian WaterCare website, about the various ways to get involved with communities caring for rivers, catchments, lakes, and dams. Includes a few page links to associations/groups websites, such as the Australian Marine Conservation Society, and Clean Up Australia, which target the nation, rather than only South Australian residents. Navigational links include information on conserving water, cleaner waterways, caring about water, water resources, threats to the water environments, statistics on water use, and current South Australian water restrictions.

http://www.watercare.sa.gov.au/water_get_inv.php

Green Living

Website of the Alternative Technology Association (ATA), promoting energy saving & conservation to households. The website features tips and information on Green living (energy saving, water saving, renewable energy, greywater systems, rebates), Quick Links, Publications, Members and a Webshop. ATA is Australia’s leading not-for-profit organization in regards to promoting sustainable technology and presenting community issues.

http://ata.org.au/green-living

Saving water in…

Victorian website Savewater.com.au featuring ways to save water in and around the home, in the business and primary industries, and educational programs, materials and workshops. Further links to programs and events, and ways to save water in the garden.

http://www.savewater.com.au/index.php?sectionid=9

Saving water in education

Section in the savewater.com.au website featuring information and links for school teachers on ways to educate on saving water. Useful navigational links in this subsection include Water conservation programs, Conservation and sustainability (of all essential resources, including water), and Water quality programs. Other navigational links in the savewater.com.au, useful for upper primary and high school students, include Saving water in the; home, garden, business, and primary industries. Pages features tips, information, and even instructional videos in the home section for conserving water.

http://www.savewater.com.au/index.php?sectionid=16

Sustainable Housing

Ecological Homes is an Australian-based company that provides a free information portal service to individuals and businesses looking at making their homes or workplaces more sustainable. The site states why Sustainable Housing is important and what it involves. It lists many links with technology areas which are included in Sustainable Housing, each one providing a short article which explains the topic.

http://www.ecologicalhomes.com.au/sustainable_housing.html

The National Water Conservation Rating and Labelling Scheme

The National Water Conservation Rating and Labelling Scheme is administered by the Water Service Association of Australia (WSAA). The website explains the products certified to the Scheme, the key features of the Scheme, products currently covered by the Scheme and labels rating the products. It also provides links to a general brochure on the 5A’s Scheme, a buyers Guide and the requirements standards of water efficient products in Australia and New Zealand.

http://www.wsaa.asn.au/ratings/ratingsabout.htm

Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards (WELS) Scheme

Australian government website featuring the WELS Scheme, which labels products for their water efficiency, helping Australian households save water and reducing cost. Links to information about WELS for manufacturers and importers, retailers and wholesalers, plumbers and builders, architects and specifiers and consumers.

http://www.waterrating.gov.au/

Water Restrictions

Section on the South Australian Government and South Australia Central's WaterCare website stating that level 3 water restrictions are now in place in South Australia in rules in saving water under these restrictions. Navigational links include ways of conserving water, cleaner waterways and water resources, threats to water environments, and water legislation and policies. Additional link on page to further information about level 3 water restrictions.

http://www.watercare.sa.gov.au/water_restrict.php

Watertube – An Overview

Product website featuring Watertube, a water saving and plant protection device for young trees in their early/immature stages of growth. The water-filled barrier is also reusable and fully recyclable.

http://www.watertube.com.au/index.html

What You Can Do, Water

Section on 1° website displaying ways which people can save water around their homes, as well as facts on water usage in Australia.

http://www.1degree.net.au/what_you_can_do/water

Your Home Consumer Guide

Consumer Guide (Your future, your lifestyle) of the Australian Greenhouse Office website, featuring topics such as Getting started, Where to live, Designing your home, Buying good design, Inside the home, Helping the environment, and Where to get help. Helping the environment provides subcategories on Reducing your water use, Designing your garden, Renewable energy systems, and Designing for the environment.

http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/yourhome/consumer/index.htm

International

Consumers

Section of the American Environmental Protection Agency website featuring links to simple steps for households to become more water efficient. Contains links to water-saving information sites, and navigational links to saving water in the business, information on water efficient utilities, and information on saving water from a community perspective.

http://www.epa.gov/watersense/tips/cons.htm

How to Clean Up Our Water

Section of American website Natural Resources and Defence Council which features ways to decrease water pollution from activities at home, in the yard, from the car, and in the community. Navigational links to main NRDC water pollution sections covering in-brief and in-depth problems and solutions of water contaminated areas in America.

http://www.nrdc.org/water/pollution/gsteps.asp

Preventing Urban Water Pollution

Section of Shawnee County Conservation District website presenting ways to stop urban pollution from contaminating fresh water supplies.

http://www.cjnetworks.com/~sccdistrict/resubwt.htm

Save Water 49 Ways

Web page on American Water & Energy Savers website providing tips on multiple ways to save water generally, indoors, and outdoors.

http://www.americanwater.com/49ways.htm

Simple Steps to Save Water

American Environmental Protection Agency website featuring many ways to save water around the home. Navigational links to Public Service Announcements, interactive water saving game, and the benefits of water efficiency.

http://www.epa.gov/watersense/water/simple.htm

Tips for saving water inside your home. You can make a difference.

Section on the LCRA website on saving water around the home, including an online tour of the areas of a house, and a downloadable fact sheet on household leak detection and repair.

http://www.lcra.org/water/tips.html