John Savage wrote in
om:

Troppo writes:
Better to spend the rebate and tank money on something that actually
makes a difference !!

Like higher stumps and sturdier levee banks?? :-))

Why not? No way I'd build on the ground round here :-) As it happens,
stumps aren't common any more for new houses. Minimum floor level is
450mm over 50 year floodline. So if there is a 200 year rainstorm (as in
1998 & 2000) you might get wet. Levee banks in some places but the common
alternative on flood-prone acreage is now a house pad. You might be stuck
on an island for a bit, surrounded by afflux.
I was thinking of measures like:
Compulsory fitting of AAA shower heads, dual flush toilets in houses
offered for sale (rather than just new ones).
Pressure limiting valves.
Water-efficient landscaping.
Front-loader washing machines.
And the rebates should be paid to the agencies responsible for the
reticulated system, eg for investment in containments, upgrading to
prevent losses from mains failures and leakage etc.