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Community Water Survey
Who answered the survey?
(Total:104 people)
Gender
36% Male
64% Female
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Knowledge of Urban Water systems
1. In my Council area, the rainwater in the street drains normally goes:
- 64% To the nearest waterway (correct)
- 36% To the sewerage system
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Behaviour
1. Rainwater Tanks
- 31 people answered the question about how they used water from their rainwater tank. Tanks ranged from 250 – 5000 L
- 100% use it for garden and 52% for washing the car
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Receptivity to using rainwater and greywater
The percentage of people who would consider using rainwater and greywater and how they would use it.
Use / Filtered Rainwater / Treated Recycled Water
3% /3% Showering
33% /4% Washing clothes
56% /62% Flushing toilet
78% /40% Washing car
91% /69% Watering garden
5% /9% Nothing
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
