Water grants available

Gosford Council's water directorate is encouraging local businesses and groups to apply for the fifth round of funding from the Central Coast Water Savings Fund.

The fifth round of funding will offer almost $1.3 million for new projects to save water.

Gosford Council's director of water and sewer Mr Rod Williams said the Water Savings Fund allowed businesses, schools, aged care facilities, hospitals and other community groups to save water and money.

"Over the past five years, more than $8.7 million has been allocated to 78 projects, saving 924 million litres of water a year," he said.

Previous businesses and facilities that have received funding from the Central Coast Water Savings Fund include $41,500 to Woy Woy Community Aged Care Limited for reducing water consumption in aged care laundries, $46,620 to St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School in Woy Woy for a Save Our Water at School project and $178,500 for a tertiary upgrade and tanker filling station at Woy Woy Sewerage Treatment Plant.

Brisbane Water Secondary College Umina campus also received $28,000 for the Our Water Wise School Community project.

Email, 7 Feb 2011 Megan Lowe Gosford Council