A sustainable water system

As the climate changes and we have less but more intense bursts of rainfall, we need to be clever about how we design our city to ensure that we use the right water for the right purpose, while minimising flood risk.

City of Melbourne practises integrated water management to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change, but we all need to be more water smart with how we conserve, capture and use our water.

See below the many actions you can take to support sustainable water use in Melbourne.

• See our water levels
  
• Learn about the Cape Town water crisis
  
• Treat stormwater
  
• Have a shorter shower
  
• Save water in your home, garden and at work
  
• Get a water tank
  
• Improve water efficiency in your apartment
  
• Know the water rules
  
• Learn about the water cycle
  
• Join Target 155
  
• Pledge to conserve water
  
• Get familiar with water efficiency ratings
  
• Use greywater