Publications

• Applications forms
• Think water, act water fact sheets
• WaterRight Gardens fact sheets and field guide
• Guidelines
• Think water, act water strategy
• ACT water policy

Application forms

• GardenSmart application form (88 kb pdf)
• ToiletSmart brochure (393 kb pdf)
• ToiletSmart pensioner brochure (400 kb pdf)
• ToiletSmart terms and conditions (294 kb pdf)

Think water, act water fact sheets

• ACT Water Resources Strategy (75kb pdf)
• Drip irrigation (116 kb pdf)
• Dual flush toilets (115 kb pdf)
• Greywater - frequently asked questions (98kb pdf)
• Home water-saving tips (123 kb pdf)
• Lawns and saving water (114 kb pdf)
• Mulching your garden (102 kb pdf)
• Rainwater tanks (77 kb pdf)
• Taps, aerators and flow regulators (109 kb pdf)
• Water-efficient showerheads (143 kb pdf)
• Water wise gardening (118 kb pdf)

WaterRight Gardens fact sheets and field guide

• Best practice guidelines for a water efficient garden (412 kb pdf)
• Irrigation methods (246 kb pdf)
• Microclimate (382 kb pdf)
• Mulch (257 kb pdf)
• Plant and lawn requirements (253 kb pdf)
• Sources of water for your garden (386 kb pdf)
• Starting from scratch (214 kb pdf)
• The importance of soil (387 kb pdf)
• WaterRight Gardens Webtool Field Guide (398 kb pdf)
• All WaterRight Gardens fact sheets - single document (1.75 Mb pdf)

Guidelines

• Rainwater tanks: guidelines for residential properties in Canberra (October 2010) ( 3.6MB pdf)
• Greywater Use : Guidelines for residential properties in Canberra (October 2007)
• WaterWays Water Sensitive Urban Design General Code ( 3.5MB pdf)

Think water, act water strategy documents

(April 2004)

Summary Think water, act water: (456kb pdf)

Volume 1 Think water, act water – the strategy: (1.6mb pdf) 

Volume 2 Think water, act water – explanatory document: (432kb pdf)

Volme 3 The state of the ACT’s water resources and catchments:( 2.1mb pdf)

ACT Water Policy

Water ACT a draft policy for sustainable water resource management (July 2003)