Water restrictions announced for Sydney amidst severe drought

Extensive water restrictions for the first time in a decade were announced on Tuesday in Australia’s record breaking drought in Sydney. The New South Wales government said the water level in the Sydney area’s reservoirs has been continuously declining since the 1940s and restrictions will be imposed from next week.

South Australia’s Water Minister Melinda Pavey said in a statement: “The record in New South Wales is drought-prone. Water restrictions in Sydney mean that people of New South Wales will contribute to water conservation. “

Citizens can be fined upto 220 Australian Dollars for use of spraying system for water in the gardens or for leaving the tap open in Sydney for businessmen and corporates this amount has been kept at 550 Australian dollars.

Earlier, water restrictions were imposed in Sydney in 2009. At that time, the limit for the use of water in all major cities was fixed between the severe drought. This restriction remained in some parts of the country for more than a decade.