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We're creating a style of more sustainable Sydney.
(smarter - more sustainable Sydney)

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Water is one of our most valuable resources.
(less than 2% of drinking water is used for drinking)

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But we use drinking-quality water

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for things that don't really need it
(20% of our drinking water is used to flush toilets)

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while stormwater and water from our showers

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washing machines and basins

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goes down the drain, wasted.
(we have around 26 bilion litres of stormwater run off every year)

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That's why we're planning

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a decentralised water system
(decentralised water)

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This includes a local, recycled water system

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alongside our current water network.

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This local water will be treated and then distributed

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using a separate purple pipe.
(separate purple pipe)

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It'll be used for non-drinking purposes only

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like water in gardens and parks

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and flushing mews (?)

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By using treated and filtered recycled water

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we could help supply the city of Sydney's

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non-drinking water needs
(Over 50% of our non-drinking water)

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leaving our drinking water

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for drinking.

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In 2010, Austin, Texas
(Texas)

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saved more than seven billion litres of water
(seven billion litres of water)

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through the use of reclaimed water.

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And Singapore has one of the largest
(Singapore)

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water recycling plants in the world.
(one of the largest water recycling plants in the world)

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where it is actually a tourist attraction.

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Recycling water will help us preserve our precious drinking water

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and by introducing innovations like rain gardens,

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in our parks and streets (?)

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we'll also reduce the pollution
(rain gardens slow down and filter water)

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going into our water base (?),

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adding to the water saving actions

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we're already doing,

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creating a sustainable Sydney 2030
(City of Sydney 2030 - Clover More)

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a green, global and connected city
(Clover More, Mayor of Sydney).