";s:4:"text";s:2411:" Figure 1. What is pleasing is that the behavioural changes created by water restrictions and waterwise rules introduced during the millennium drought have been maintained and water consumption in total across Sydney, and also on a per capita basis, has remained at low levels despite an increase in Sydney’s population of over 1 million people. The speed and severity of the Sydney drought is starting to resemble previous dry spells. At one point during the 2000s drought, Sydney's total water supply dropped to a historic low of 33.9 percent.
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Sydney water restrictions could be tightened further in just months as dam levels shrink during out-of-control bushfires and unprecedented drought conditions. Learn more about restrictions & what they mean for you. The last time level two water restrictions were enforced in Sydney was in 2004 (with restrictions lasting till 2009) during the Millennium Drought. Exclusive: Sydney residents have dobbed in more than 4000 people for breaking the city's tough new water restrictions in just one month, but only four offenders have been slugged with fines. This week Melbourne’s water storage dropped below 50%, a sign of the prolonged and deepening drought gripping eastern Australia. Sydney is only … The New South Wales government said the greater Sydney region water catchments were experiencing some of the lowest flows since the 1940s, and that the restrictions Photo: Getty