The NSW Department of Water and Energy asks water supply authorities and all Murray and Murrumbidgee Councils to adopt level 4 restrictions.
According to the Department, at the start of 2009/10 water year Level 4 restrictions will prohibit outside watering from both town water or from private pumps.
Councils under the proposed restrictions can still water sporting fields, parks and community assets. Commercial activities, such as nurseries, which are supplied from town water, are also exempt from the restrictions.
The Department says while the Murray and Murrumbidgee Councils have proven effective with conservative water saving measures over the past two years, the outlook for the 2009 to 2010 water year is poor.
Towns in the Murray and Murrumbidgee Valleys that use bore water, and individuals with private domestic bores, are subject to the restrictions.
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