Approved Water Supply Emergency Response – means a water supply emergency response approved by the Minister under section 25I of the Water Act 2000.
Drip-Irrigation – means a system that delivers a slow and gradual supply of water directly to the soil profile. Water is applied through a series of drip emitters spaced at regular intervals of at least 30cm and with a maximum emitter output of 8 litres/hour. Drip-irrigation should be designed and installed to apply water to a specific landscaped (e.g. garden bed) area and should be covered to reduce evaporation.
Handheld Watering – means watering a garden with a hose that is being held on to by a person.
Irrigation System – means a network of permanent piping connected to emitters which has been designed and installed to water a specific area, where the maximum output of each emitter must not exceed 9 litres/minute.
Manager – means an individual responsible for overseeing and coordinating specific functions, departments, teams or projects with Townsville City Council.
Non-potable Water – means the water has come from a non-drinking water source, is not suitable for drinking but may still be used for other purposes.
Odds and Evens System – means a system under which water use is regulated having regard to whether the property address is categorised as an Odd or Even number. Water may be used in compliance with the current water restriction level within their designated watering days.
Designated water days:
Property addresses are categorised as “Odd” if:
the number of the property within the street is an odd number – for example 3 Jones Street, or Unit “X” 17 Anywhere Crescent.
there is no allocated street number, then the Lot number of the property is an odd number – for example Lot 11, Smith Road.
the address includes more than one street number and the first number is odd - for example 143 – 202 Walker Street.
there is no known Street or Lot number.
Property addresses are categorised as “Even” if:
the number of the property within the street is an even number – for example 2 Jones Street, or Unit “X” 98 Anywhere Crescent.
there is no allocated street number, then the Lot number of the property is an even number – for example Lot 18, Smith Road.
the address includes more than one street number and the first number is even – for example 50 - 73 Long Street.
Personal Hygiene Purposes - using water for drinking, showers, handwashing, and flushing toilets. Water cannot be used for irrigation, handheld watering, clothes washing, dishwashing, filling up pools or washing vehicles or boats.
Sprinkler – means any device for distributing irrigation water other than a hand held hose or a Drip-irrigation system. The term includes a pipe or hose system with a nozzle, a soaker hose and any other device intended to distribute, sprinkle or spray water (including an automatic irrigation system).
Water Efficiency Management Plan (WEMP) – aims to assist business, sporting grounds and schools to better understand their water consumption and to describe what measures they intend to implement to improve their efficiency of water use.
Water Supply Emergency Declaration – means a declaration made under section 25B of the Water Act 2000.
Weeper Hose – means any device for slowly emitting water through a porous pipe where the maximum output per meter must not exceed 16 litres/hour.
Workers – includes employees, contractors, volunteers and all others who perform work on behalf of Council.
