Gosford City and Wyong Shire Councils have introduced rebates to encourage more residents and businesses to save our town water.

The rebates are available to residents and businesses connected to the town supply who install rainwater tanks.

The value of the Council rebate depends on the combined size of your rainwater tanks:

• 2,000 - 3,999 litres - $150
• 4,000 - 6,999 litres - $400
• 7,000+ litres - $500
• depending on your connection, an additional rebate of $300 or $500 applies to tanks with an internal connection by a licensed plumber to supply a toilet and/or washing machine.

By connecting your tank internally, you are helping save more water.

A 5,000 litre tank connected externally saves, on average, 32,000 litres of town water per year. But when its also connected internally to the toilet and washing machine, the saving increases to 72,000 litres per year.

Households and other water users whose rainwater tanks are connected internally are subject to level 2a restrictions.

NSW State Government rebates

The NSW State Government now has a rainwater tank rebate program for NSW. Central Coast residents, including those not connected to the town supply, are eligible for these rebates.

Applications for both rebates may be sent directly to your local Council.

The State government rebate also depends on the combined size of your rainwater tanks:

• 2,000 - 3,999 litres - $150
• 4,000 - 6,999 litres - $400
• 7,000+ litres - $500

Additional rebates are available those connected to the town supply. A $500 rebate for connection to the washing machine and $500 for connection to a toilet is available.

To be eligible for the State Government rebate, rainwater tanks must be purchased and installed between the 1 July 2007 and 30 June 2009.

For more information, including the terms and conditions of the rebate program, download the State Government application form below or visit the Department of Environment and Climate Change NSW (DECC)

	Check out the Councils' Online Rainwater Tank Brochure.
	More information on internal connection is available here.
	See here for a full list of Council's Terms and Conditions and an Application Form
	See here for a copy of the NSW Government application form

	Click here to download a copy of the Rainwater Tank Brochure above in Adobe Acrobat format (.pdf). You need to download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader to read the document.
	Click here to download a copy of the NSW Government Rainwater Tank Brochure and application form in Adobe Acrobat format (.pdf). You need to download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader to read the document.