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eastern channel east
Community Water Survey
Who answered the survey?
(Total: 635 people)
Gender
67% female
33% male
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Knowledge of urban water systems
1. In Marrickville, the rainwater in the street drains normally goes:
- 75% to the nearest waterway (correct answer)
- 14% to the sewerage system
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Behaviour
Of 635 people:
1. Rainwater Tanks
- 50 (8%) people answered this question indicating that they currently use water from their rainwater tank.
- 80% use it for the garden, 20% for toilet flushing, 16% for washing laundry.
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Receptivity to using rain and greywater
The percentage of people that would consider using rainwater and greywater and how they would use them is shown below:
Filtered Rainwater / Treated Recycled Water
96% /95% Watering Garden
89% /91% Flushing toilet
86% /77% Washing car
78% /39% Washing Clothes
58% /17% Showering
33% /5% Cooking
28% /4% Drinking
0.3% /1% Would not use
Attitudes
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A rain garden is a planted depression that absorbs rainwater runoff from impervious urban areas like roofs, driveways, footpaths and roads. Read more here
