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Water for community purposes includes water used by government agencies, universities, schools, local government, public parks and gardens, sporting grounds, places of worship and hospitals. The majority of this water is used to maintain Adelaide’s amenity, particularly parklands, open spaces and gardens.
A significant amount of water is also taken from groundwater or surface water resources. Through more efficient practices and the installation of water efficient appliances in public and community buildings, there is the opportunity to reduce mains water use for public purposes by at least 12% (about 3,000 ML per year).
Key strategies relate to:
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