Other commercial washers

If you use town water, and you are operating as a commercial washer business washing large vehicles or operating a car wash facility at a fixed commercial premises within the Toowoomba Regional Council area, you must comply with the Water Efficiency Guideline for Fixed Commercial Premises.

Council's Water Efficiency Guidelines have been modified from guidelines devised by QWC in consultation with industry.  A fact sheet outlining these guidelines can be downloaded from the Related documents listed below.

How do I demonstrate compliance?

All operators must:

• Operate in accordance with council's restrictions
• Meet the target for the washing method specified in Table 1 (refer to the Factsheet below)
• Have this target certified by a Water Efficiency Assessor (Table 2 in Fact sheet)
• Complete the Compliance Submission Cover Sheet located at the back of the fact sheet
• Keep a weekly written record of the number of vehicles washed and amount of water used
• Install a sub-meter on the make-up supply line* (*applicable to mixed-business use premises where vehicle washing makes up a significant amount of the total volume of water used on the premises).