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Adelaideans increase water usage during COVID-19 lockdown with consumption up 30pc
Adelaideans in lockdown turned their attention to drenching their gardens and staying cool and consumed about 630 million litres daily, according to SA Water.
Key points:
- Water use patterns indicate that people rose from bed later in the morning
- SA Water Joshua Zugajev says after the lockdown ended the water consumption dropped down to a “typical” 470 million litres
- Adelaide water reservoirs are at 70 per cent of capacity with a wetter than average summer expected
The two-and-a-half-day hard lockdown was imposed last week due to a COVID-19 cluster in the city’s northern suburbs, which was compounded when a pizza shop worker lied to contact tracers and sparked fears of a major outbreak.
Water demand statewide was just shy of a billion litres…
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