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Adelaideans increase water usage during COVID-19 lockdown with consumption up 30pc – ABC News

South Australia went into a two-and-a-half-day hard lockdown last week due to a COVID-19 cluster in the city’s northern suburbs, forcing people to keep busy at…

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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…

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