A customer collecting greywater from her bath to use on her garden.

Collecting and Using Alternative Water in Your Home

There are two types of alternative water that you can collect and reuse in your own home, helping you to reduce your use of drinking water.

Rainwater

Installing a rainwater tank to collect runoff from your roof is a great way to save water. Water from your tank can be used to water your garden or lawn at any time, wash your car, or you can even connect it to your toilet for flushing.

Rebates are available for customers who have a rainwater tank installed by a licensed plumber.

Greywater

The term greywater is used to describe all household wastewater, excluding toilet waste. It includes water collected from the shower, bath, basin, laundry tub, washing machine and dishwasher.

Greywayter is usually sent directly to sewer, however many people now divert their greywater to a greywater reuse system, or collect it for reusing on the garden. Untreated greywater should not be stored for more than 24 hours.

Rebates are available to customers who install greywater treatment systems to replace drinking water use on gardens or for flushing toilets.