Leak

If you’ve noticed pools of water in your garden or dry patches on your lawn, your irrigation system might need fine tuning.

A great advantage of living rural is the surrounding environment. But there is a lot to do, especially with a large garden to look after and keeping on top of water leaks.

A scheduled leak check of all your fixtures and toilets is a good way to ensure those small leaks don’t turn into big ones. For example, by the time you hear a toilet running it could be costing you [...]

Living Water Smart is a Power and Water initiative to help the Darwin region reduce water use. In Darwin we currently use more water than can be captured and supplied in the long term. It’s not about [...]

Irrigation systems can leak for a number of reasons, resulting in unnecessary water losses. Drippers can block up or blow off, joints can leak and pipes can split.

Small leaks can add up fast - sometimes costing you $20 a week before you even notice. Make leak checks part of your regular maintenance regime and save yourself a bucket (literally).

Many people think that we have an endless supply of water, but this is a myth. We are currently using more water than can be captured and supplied in the long term.

Advice for gardeners and caretakers Leaks in schools can be extremely wasteful and costly, so it’s important that those responsible for maintenance know what to look out for, and how to fix or report [...]

There are several things you can do, to ensure your irrigation is effective.

Territory homes are losing thousands of litres in hidden leaks every year - wasting water and money. The good news? Finding and fixing leaks is simple.

April 2018 In 2017 Living Water Smart introduced an innovative and successful Community Leak Program in partnership with local stakeholders to provide community wide leak checking, leak awareness [...]