Community Bores
The Water Corporation has been working with developers, Government departments and local councils to investigate the use of community bores (jointly owned garden bores) for outside watering and use in the home. These bores may help to conserve water as they are monitored and can be linked to weather stations to limit unnecessary watering.
Community bores generally rely on the superficial aquifer and as such may be impacted by falling water levels in times where there is low rainfall. They also require piping to connect the bores to homes and buildings, and this duplication can be expensive.