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Sovereign Hill is one of Victoria’s leading tourist attractions and outdoor museums. It attracts nearly 500,000 visitors each year, including around 120,000 school children.

Location:

Bradshaw St, Golden Point, VIC, 3350

Water Use:

Water is used for visitor facilities as well as various steam-driven and other working exhibits. Use was around 20ML and peaked at 32ML in the early 2000s.

Implementation:

The company introduced systems for treatment such as a reverse osmosis recycling system in the steam plant. Quality control and optimal utilization of existing storm water runoff by installing a hydro sieve to remove impurities and expanding storm water collection and storage capacity. Finally, Sovereign Hill made an effort to install a gross pollutant separator.

Results:

Sovereign Hill’s consumption has fallen by 44% since 2003 down to 12 ML and continues to decrease as further water-saving initiatives take effect.