Thread: How do Vic Water Authorities calculate Water Usage per household 155 litre per person

They can't,

it is pure and simple and it just shows how arrogant this government in Victoria has become. I cannot believe that there are people out there that even think that the government can get an accurate idea on how much water we use, it is purely an expensive media campaign run by a desperate and incompetant government. (don't worry, the other side probably would be no better)

I have heard a number of interviews on radio where Tim HOLDING and BRUMBY were asked how they would guage water usage and they bumbled through the answer. They tried to answer in a way that I'm sure they hoped that people would believe that they (the govt) would no if you use too much when in actual fact it was plainly obvious that they had absolutely no idea.

Recently they have been giving exemptions to race courses, golf courses, industry while they expect the pesky human to shower with a bucket and blah blah blah ... morons.

Anyway, we don't have restrictions where we live but we still use water wisely. Target 155 is a stupid media campaign and that is all it is ....

That's my bit ... back to the cricket

jason

I'm with Jason,

It's all just smoke and mirrors... Yes we all need to save water down here.. but the 155 litre thing is a joke..

Where did they pull that number from anyway?

My household of 4 averages around 55 litres per person per day... and has for the last few years.

I'm no water nazi... we're not standing in buckets in the shower or bathing in yesterdays washing up water , I haven't even bothered getting a tank yet! All we do is a few simple things.... front loading washing machine - (saves heaps,) We don't water the garden - if it dies, it was the wrong plant to be there.

That's about our total effort! None of us stands in the shower for hours... but honestly showers are often longer than what the authorities recommend... ( And yes to head off the smart comments... all 4 of us do shower every day )

Just shows this "Target" some bureaucrat pulled out of his orifice isn't actually that hard to achieve.

If they would only stop the advertising spend... and funnel it into actually doing something useful we would all be a little happier I think.


Mark

Did you see the news reports last week about the train crisis. In one news bulletin it shows a guy standing on the rail lines with a hose watering tthe lines.

What a waste of water there the lines wont grow and there was no trains to run on them anyway

I don't really think that average melbournians are the problem.

In about 2004 I was working as a sparky in Large domestic houses. We built one new house in brighton and the mains to the house had to be upgraded to supply the shower heads, which were of about 30cm diameter.

I don't currently get a water bill as i'm in a multiple rental house where the bill is paid by the landlord.

I think it may be something to do with social engineering or some bulls$%t like that, to encourage a goal.

And yes industry needs to stop using water as well.

Stu

Originally Posted by bussy1963

Did you see the news reports last week about the train crisis. In one news bulletin it shows a guy standing on the rail lines with a hose watering tthe lines.

What a waste of water there the lines wont grow and there was no trains to run on them anyway

Lol yep .... Probably an advertising executive... ensuring the need for the next campaign.

Originally Posted by 81stubee

In about 2004 I was working as a sparky in Large domestic houses. We built one new house in brighton and the mains to the house had to be upgraded to supply the shower heads, which were of about 30cm diameter.

Stu

Hey Stu,

As a sparky I'd rather you kept your mains well away from my shower

But you are dead right, it's not the average punter in the street that is the problem.

Mark

[quote=Bytemrk;910139... ... ... ...... ... ...... all 4 of us do shower every day )
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All at the same time or separately? Maybe that's where you get your savings.

Originally Posted by vnx205

All at the same time or separately? Maybe that's where you get your savings.

hahaha....... every site has one





How come we have hundreds


Umm.. no btw.

Mark