Perth weekly water update - 23 July 2021
| Target | Actual | |
|---|---|---|
| July water use to date |
13.7 billion litres |
14.5 billion litres |
| Dam storage levels | N/A | 48.5% |
| Monthly streamflow into dams | N/A | 22.8 billion litres |
| July rainfall to date | 167.70 mm (July average rainfall 1876-2016) | 212.80 mm |
| Note: 1 billion litres = approximately 400 Olympic swimming pools. Please note the figures in this table are rounded (except for rainfall) to the nearest whole number. | ||
Water use
Average water use over the past week was 613 million litres per day – above the demand forecast of 591 million litres per day.
Daily water use for the last 5 days
| Date | Actual water use (million litres) | Forecast water use (million litres) |
|---|---|---|
| 23/07/2021 | 601 | 588 |
| 22/07/2021 | 612 | 588 |
| 21/07/2021 | 604 | 588 |
| 20/07/2021 | 631 | 588 |
| 19/07/2021 | 628 | 594 |
| Note, water use is calculated up to 8am each day for the previous 24 hour period. | ||
Since 1 July 2021, we have used 11.25 billion litres of water – which is 0.45 billion litres above the forecast target for this period.
Dam levels (total for 15 dams)
The dam storage levels are slightly up on last week and are sitting at a combined 48.5 per cent* of full capacity.
*Please note some dams are filled from different sources - dam levels include the transfer of groundwater and desalinated seawater from treatment plants as well as streamflow (that comes from rainfall). As we use many different sources of water, dams are no longer an accurate indicator of the health of Perth's overall water supply situation.
Streamflow (total for 15 dams)
From 1 May 2021, the dams have received 22.8 billion litres of streamflow. The post-1975 average for the May to April period (called the streamflow year) is 175.59 billion litres.
Sprinkler roster compliance
Since 1 January 2021, we have taken a total of 3,852 actions (warnings + fines) compared with 3,686 actions for the same period in 2020.
Annual rainfall
Perth has received 540 mm of rainfall since 1 January 2021. The average (1876-2016) rainfall for the same period to the end of July is 543.6mm.
General water news
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