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Hornery, Sonia to the
Minister for Housing, and Minister for Western Sydney
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- What initiatives have been implemented in the Wallsend electorate to
encourage Housing NSW tenants to save water?
- How successful have these initiatives been?
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Answer -
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- In 2005 Housing NSW introduced water usage charges for Housing NSW tenants.
Over the past year Housing NSW has installed water saving devices in 1,733
Housing NSW homes within the Wallsend electorate.
- Total water savings from the installation of water saving devices in the
Wallsend electorate are estimated at 36.4 million litres annually - equivalent
to 36 Olympic size swimming pools. Housing NSW tenants have reduced their water
usage by an average of 9% over the past year saving a total of 2.5 billion
litres of water annually.
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Question asked on 23 October 2008 (session 54-1)
and printed in
Questions & Answers Paper No. 91
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Answer received on 25 November 2008
and printed in
Questions & Answers Paper No. 101
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