• Using a date-based approach:
• Even and no-numbered properties can water plants on even dates
  e.g. 2nd, 4th, 6th, etc.
• Odd-numbered properties can water plants on odd dates
  e.g. 1st, 3rd, 5th, etc.
• Everyone can water on the 31st (within permitted times).
  
• Plants can now be watered between 6 - 8 am and 8 - 10 pm on your watering days.
  
• If someone in your household is 70 years or over you can use a manual watering
  system between 8 - 10 am instead of 6 - 8 am, and still between 8 - 10 pm on your
  specified watering days.
  
• You can now wash your car at home using a bucket or a high pressure cleaning device.
  You can not use a hose with a trigger nozzle.
  
• You can still visit a water efficient commercial or mobile car wash* or use rainwater at home.
  
• Lawns may not be watered at any time with drinking water
  
• Rainwater and greywater can be used at any time

*Only commercial or mobile car washes which meet water efficient requirements - meaning they use 70 litres of drinking water or less per vehicle - can operate in metropolitan Melbourne.

Enjoying the additional flexibility of Stage 2

What's changed?	From 1 September 2010 you may now....
Watering times	Water plants between the hours of 6 - 8 am and 8 - 10 pm on your watering days. This includes all types of garden watering - e.g., manual and automatic. Be sure to update any watering systems, as times have changed.
Hand watering	Water extra thirsty plants or vegetables as needed with a watering can, bucket or trigger nozzle.
Car washing	Wash your car at home using a bucket or high pressure cleaning device.
Pools and spas	Top-up existing pools and spas with a trigger nozzle. Fill baby-sized pools or spas (500 litres or less) via a trigger nozzle. Fill play pools and spas (2,000 litres or less).

What stays the same?
Your watering days	Even and no numbered houses can water on even dates  e.g. 2nd, 4th, 6th etc. Odd numbered properties can water on odd dates  e.g. 1st, 3rd, 5th etc. Everyone can water on the 31st.
Lawns	Lawns can not be watered at any time with drinking water. For an exemption to establish warm season grass visit www.warmseasongrass.com.au
Alternate times for 70+	Households with someone aged 70 years over still have the ability to water gardens at the alternate time of 8 - 10 am.
Pools and spas - 2,000 litres or more	Pools and spas of more than 2,000 litres can only be filled with drinking water when done so under a Water Conversation Plan - contact your retailer.
Personal target	Target 155 will remain - encouraging Melburnians to maintain their wise use of water and to balance their indoor and uutdoor water consumption.
Car washing	You can continue to use an water efficient commerical or mobile car wash. You can not use any hose to wash your car.