Rebates for businesses to save water in the Rous County Council area

The Sustainable Water Partner Program provides businesses supplied with water from a source in Ballina, Byron, Lismore and Richmond Valley with a rebate to improve their water efficiency.

Overview

The Sustainable Water Partner Program can provide your business with a rebate to save water. The program is designed to help your business:

• improve water efficiency
• save money by reducing water, sewage, liquid trade waste and energy bills
• receive recognition for sustainability.

Financial rebates are available to engage a specialist waster consultant to undertake a water efficiency plan. If you implement some of the water efficient projects suggested in the water plan than you may be eligible for a rebate, including the following:

• toilets and urinals – $150 per toilet
• showerheads – $50 per showerhead
• taps – $75 per tap/tap set
• rainwater tanks – $1500 (for tanks between 2kL and 10 kL)
• commercial washing machines – $500 per machines
• water recycling – lesser of $3500/ML/A saved or 50% of project costs
• leak repairs – lesser of $3500/ML/A saved or 50% of project costs
• water meters – 15% of the cost of purchase and installation of the meters
• other – lesser of $3500/ML/A saved or 50% of project costs.

Check if you can apply

To be eligible, you must be a business, using in excess of five megalitres of Rous County Council supplied water located in the local government areas of:

• Ballina
• Byron
• Lismore
• Richmond Valley.