Rainwater

Page contents: Rainwater use in and around the home | Rainwater use in urban communities | Your private drinking water supply

Roof-collected rainwater can be used for many purposes in and around the home, or at commercial and community facilities.

A range of guidance has been developed for the safe use of rainwater. The guidance relevant to you depends on how, and for what, you want to use rainwater.

Rainwater use in and around the home

This pamphlet is for householders who want to reduce the amount of mains water they consume by using rainwater for non-drinking purposes around the home.

It can be downloaded from the Victorian EPA website.

Rainwater use in urban communities

This guideline has been developed for rainwater schemes in multi-residential (comprising two or more households), commercial and community facilities, where rainwater will be used for purposes other than drinking and food preparation.

Sites covered by this guideline include apartment blocks, community halls and amenities, sports centres, accommodation establishments, schools, community gardens and commercial or industrial sites.

Rainwater use in urban communities (350kb, pdf)

Your private drinking water supply

Many households in rural Victoria rely on a private drinking water supply as they don’t have a mains drinking water supply. A private drinking water supply could be a rainwater tank connected to the roof, or a tank connected to a nearby stream, bore or well.

This booklet provides simple information to help keep private domestic drinking water supplies safe and healthy.

Rainwater tanks - Your private drinking water supply (1258kb, pdf)

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