Information about the Cooks River and how this project will improve it
How you can get involved to help improve the health of the river
Find out how local communities are involved in the project
upper wolli creek
Who answered the survey?
Total responses: 512 (14% of households)
Gender
51% female
49% male
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Knowledge of urban water systems
1. In my Council area, the rainwater in the street drains normally goes:
58% to the nearest waterway (correct)
35% to the sewerage system
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Current water use:
1. Rainwater Tanks
- 88 people answered this question indicating that they currently use water from their rainwater tank.
- 99% use it for the garden, 67% for washing the car and 34% for toilet flushing.
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Receptivity to using rain and recycled water
The percentage of people who would consider using rainwater and greywater and how they would use it is shown below:
Use / Filtered Rainwater / Treated Recycled Water
2%/2% Cooking
8%/2% Drinking
8%/5% Nothing
25%/7% Showering
43%/17% Washing clothes
76%/60% Washing the car
82%/76% Flushing the toilet
95%/88% Watering the garden
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
