Check your watering days

Yes, you can. Our inspectors are out in force 7 days a week and all complaints are investigated, with $100 on the spot fines issued for breaches of watering rosters.

If you suspect an individual or organisation being in breach of the watering roster or wasting water, we encourage you to submit the details to us so we can investigate. You can use our sprinkler breach form or contact our 24/7 Waterwise helpline on 13 10 39.

Garden bore water users in Perth and Mandurah have the same watering rosters and times as scheme users. If you live outside these areas, your watering roster and times may differ. To check your watering days, enter your street number (or lot number if you don’t have one) and postcode into the box above.

Water is a shared resource that we need for our natural environment and public open space. So, it's important we use this resource carefully - sticking to our watering days is one way we can all do this.

If our inspectors see a bore user not following the roster, we pass it on to Department of Water and Environmental Regulation. The department may issue an infringement.

 

The watering days roster uses your street number, so you don’t need to worry about your personal apartment or villa number.

For example, if you live at Unit 1, 22 Water Street, you should use 22 in the watering days search. If your property spans multiple street numbers, like 22-24 Water Street, you use the higher of the numbers to find your rostered watering days. So in this instance, you would use 24 in the watering days search.

Temporary water restrictions are short term measures imposed in times of drought or emergency in order to reduce demand and conserve water supply for essential needs. Water restrictions specifically target non-essential uses, such as garden irrigation. Water Corporation requests a temporary water restriction be enacted through the Minister for Water so essential needs are met.

Permanent water efficiency measures (PWEMs) are in place to ensure best practice for the efficient use of outdoor water use. They include the sprinkler watering rosters which are ongoing, rather than temporary. These measures were introduced in WA in October 2007 after a trial and extensive consultation. They are established via regulation administered by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation, and enforced by Water Corporation.

If repairs or maintenance to your irrigation set up is needed, please follow the advice available on this page to ensure compliance with the watering roster. 

You can still get fined. Instances of sprinklers that are used outside of the allocated watering days and times, as witnessed by our inspectors, will attract an infringement. To help make sure your system is always compliant, we recommend you regularly replace back up batteries – especially after a power blackout, to ensure the programming reflects your allocated watering days/times. Speak to your local waterwise specialist for more advice.

Different types of sprinklers have different watering rates. Please visit our sprinklers and irrigation page to find out the recommended run times for watering your garden.