Yackandandah town usage

Target

To avoid formal restrictions coming into effect, we are asking households to voluntarily reduce water use.

Historically, Yackandandah’s summer water use has averaged around 700,000 litres per day. Recently, however, daily demand has climbed as high as 1.3 million litres. Our goal for the next four weeks is to bring daily use back down to the usual level of 700,000 litres.

A strong community effort can help us avoid or delay restrictions. We know that communities achieve the best results when supported to make positive changes rather than being required to formally do so.

If water use remains at current levels, and we don’t receive significant rainfall over winter, formal water restrictions may need to be introduced in the next month.

We’re kindly asking all residents and businesses to do what they can to reduce water use – especially outdoors on gardens and lawns. Every small action adds up and can make a real difference.

You can track the town’s daily progress below. The voluntary reduction period runs from 12 February until 13 March 2026.

Week One:

Week Two:

The graph below shows the daily town usage compared to the target since the Australia Day long weekend until the end of the voluntary reduction period.