[instrumental music]
[Voiceover:] We're creating a smarter, more sustainable Sydney.
Water is one of our most valuable resources [water running],
but we use drinking quality water for things that don't really need it
while storm water [thunder & rain] and water from our showers,
washing machines and basins goes down the drain wasted.
[pipe draining]
That's why we're planning a decentralized water system.
[water running]
This includes a local, recycled water system alongside our current water network.
This local water will be treated and then distributed using a separate purple pipe.
It will be used for non-drinking purposes only like watering gardens and parks and flushing loos. By using treated and filtered recycled water, we could help supply the city of Sydney's
non-drinking water needs leaving our drinking water for drinking.
[water dropping]
In 2010, Austin, Texas saved more than 7 billion litres of water.
[Yee-Haw]
Through the use of reclaimed water and Singapore has one of the largest
water recycling plants in the world where it's an actual tourist attraction.
[cameras clicking]
Recycling water will help us preserve our precious drinking water
and by introducing innovations like rain gardens in our parks and streets
[rainforest sounds]
we'll also reduce pollution going into our water ways,
adding to the water saving actions we're already doing.
Creating a sustainable Sydney 2030; a green, global and connected city.
[pen scratching]