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Going green with a Coastline Plastics Water Tank will reap people with environmental and financial results. Water is a limited natural resource and quality tank rainwater is fundamental for life and health in many areas of Australia let alone other countries in the world. “The human right to water is indispensable for leading a life in human dignity. It is a prerequisite for the realisation of other human rights” (United Nations 2002). Australia is the world’s driest continent and fresh water is a limited and valuable commodity. Over 90 per cent of Australians receive their domestic supply from reticulated mains or town water but there are vast areas with few reticulated supplies (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2001).

Living and surviving in these areas is dependent on tank rainwater or other water supplies collected generally in tanks or dams. Even in areas that receive mains water, many households use domestic tank rainwater to augment supplies or provide an alternative and renewable source of water. Widespread water restrictions have highlighted the importance of water conservation measures, including use of rainwater tanks. The decision about how to use tank rainwater is a matter of personal choice.
 
In making this decision, it should be recognised that, although the risk of contracting illness from tank rainwater supplied from well-maintained roof catchments and tanks is low, the quality of water from household tanks is not as consistently high as that provided by well-managed urban water supplies. Microbiological quality is not as reliable as mains water, particularly after rainfall. In addition, there are a few areas where impacts from major industrial emissions (for example, Port Pirie, South Australia) that make tank rainwater not suitable for drinking and cooking. Impact of traffic, and other emissions, in Sydney and Melbourne on tank rainwater are yet to be determined. Hence water agencies such as Sydney Water are reluctant to encourage people to consume tank rainwater.

One option to decrease any potential risk of contaminated tank rainwater is to minimise oral exposure by limiting use of the collected water. It can be supplied to hot water services, bathing, laundry, toilet flushing or gardening (that is, not for drinking or food preparation). Health hazards of tank rainwater can be minimised by sensible management procedures. With the possible exceptions of traffic emissions in urban areas and industrial emissions, individuals are responsible to prevent such hazards. The implementation of a relatively low-key management approach will generally prevent most problems. A large first flush tank rainwater diverter is a first step of action. There is some evidence that the first flush of water in a rain event washes the roof catchment and hence may contain higher than average amounts of accumulated dust, bird and animal droppings, leaves and other debris (Coombes et al. 1999, 2002b; Yaziz et al. 1989).
 
Proper maintenance of roof catchments, guttering, piping and rainwater tanks are relatively simple to carry out to ensure quality tank rainwater. First flush devices should be regarded as an additional barrier to reduce contamination and should not be used to replace normal maintenance activities designed to keep roof catchments reasonably clean. The amount of tank rainwater required will depend on the number of people using the water, the average consumption per person and so on against the range of uses required (drinking, food preparation, bathroom, laundry, toilet, size and type of the garden). If the rainwater tank is to represent the only source of potable or domestic water, cost will be less important than the size of tank required.

The amount of rain combined with the roof catchment area will determine the volume of water collected. A number of water conservation measures could be applied, including dual flush toilets and water efficient devices, such as reduced-flow showerheads and washing machines with suds savers. Tank rainwater will help in achieving a real difference in creating a sustainable environment in practical ways. When a Coastline Plastics Water Tank rainwater is installed saving is just one way the user can impact their own patch. It is quite common from this small beginning; People will be inspired to consider other more sustainable practices.

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