Episode: WA Garden Gurus Special - Summer Gardens

• Approximately 50% of the water supplied by the Water Corporation to households in Perth is used in the garden.

• On a hot summer day Perth can consume one gigalitre of water, which is the equivalent of Subiaco Oval.

• Since water restrictions and the Waterwise Campaign was introduced in 2001 the average Perth household has reduced its water consumption by 17%.

• Since 1997, the volume of water flowing from the streams into the dams to supply Perth had fallen by 66%.

• The Water Corporation maintains in excess of 30,000 kilometres of water mains providing service to 1.9 million people in Western Australia.