Water consumption in South East Queensland - CHART

This month’s chart comes from South East Queensland’s new water strategy document.

It shows that Queenslanders cut their water use from 300 l/p/d in 2005 to 140 l/p/d in 2007, in response to local drought conditions. It also demonstrates the government’s willingness to let consumption rise significantly now that dam levels are back above 40%. Before the drought, outdoor consumption was about 120 l/p/d, or ...

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