"Stuart Naylor" wrote in message
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On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:53:33 +1100, "GreenieLeBrun"
wrote:

"Stuart Naylor" wrote in message
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On 16 Feb 2007 20:30:12 -0800, wrote:

Before you report me for illegal watering, I have an irrigation
license and a dam.

That sounds fair enough to me.

In Victoria we can water our gardens with a bucket anytime if we fill
our bucket from a tap.

I installed a brass tap at the end of my garden hose, so with
extension hoses I could probably water the whole neighbourhood.

Not in Melbourne. Trigger nozzels, odd numbered houses Wed and Sun 6-8am
and
8-10pm, even numbered houses Tues and Sat same times, manual dripper
systems
the same restrictions, automatic drippers midnight to 4am same odds and
evens as hand held. These are the only methods, you cannot use
buckets/watering cans out side the above days or hours.

http://www.melbournewater.com.au/con...storages.asp#2

I stand corrected, thanks for posting the URL.

I was aware of most of our restictions but I wrongly thought I could
use a bucket or watering can anytime, so you've saved me from
embarrassment if I'd been caught and also possibly a fine.
--

Stuart

It used to be you could bucket water on the off days once upon a time but
they changed it for the current state-of-affairs.

We probably won't have to worry about it for too much longer as stage 4
restrictions (NO watering of gardens except with grey water) are mooted to
start around May this year or when the storages drop to ~28%.

:-(