Waterwise Councils Program Assessment

Within the ICLEI Water Campaign™ scope.

Criteria for ___________________________________ LGA to be recognised:
(Insert name of Local Government Authority (LGA) requesting assessment on line above)
Requirement Evidence Provided Criteria
(by LGA) met
Yes / No Yes / No

Criteria 1 9 Copy of ICLEI Water Campaign™

Achieve Milestones 1 to 3 of the ICLEI Water Milestone 3 Certificate Or Letter
Campaign™ for the Corporate and/or from ICLEI confirming Milestone 3
Community modules. completion status
9 Provide name and contact details
to Water Corporation
1.1 Nominate an employee/position as a point of
contact for water related issues.
1.2 Review council water consumption 9 Copy of water audit report
• Identify and audit one of the top water
using sites owned by the council.
• Include the water auditing of the other top
water using sites in the Council’s action
plan.
• Commit to the implementation of 50% of
recommendations from the audit.
1.3 Complete an action plan. Include at least 3 of 9 Provide a copy of the Council’s
the recommended water efficiency actions - all of endorsed action plan.
the action items are listed in the Guidelines in the
Council’s Water Campaign™ corporate and/or
community local action plan (Milestone 3).
9 Provide evidence of action
Provide details of action undertaken.
undertaken.
1.4 Report progress 9 Provide a copy of the ‘action
Demonstrate substantial progress towards council cards’ used to report to ICLEI and
having implemented actions from their corporate demonstrate progress towards
and/or community local action plan. Include Milestone 4.
reporting on water efficiency targets and
performance in council’s annual report
Criteria 2 9 List of Council attendees.
Ensure all appropriate staff members attend the
Water Corporation’s Waterwise Specialist
training sessions.
Criteria 3 9 Copy of maintenance schedule for
Review irrigation of council grounds and public irrigation (scheme).
open space;
3.1 Demonstrate that irrigation systems using
scheme water are operating effectively and
efficiently. Apply only the appropriate volume of
water the site requires; water budgeting.
3.2 Submit a water conservation plan to the 9 Advice from DoW of receipt of, or DoW to
Department of Water where required. non-requirement to provide, a advise
water conservation plan.
Criteria 4 9 Copy of advice from DoW that no DoW to
No breaches of water licence terms or breaches have occurred. advise
conditions set by the Department of Water in
the past 12 months.
Criteria 5 9 No breaches issued to Council in WC to
No breach notice issued to council in the past 6 past 6 months. advise
months from the Water Corporation (i.e.
compliance with watering day rosters and daytime
sprinkler bans)