Water consumption trends for Charles Sturt campuses

Charles Sturt’s town water consumption for the 2022 calendar year period was 326,040 kilolitres. This represents an increase of 12% on the previous year despite above average rainfall persisting due to La Nina conditions during 2022. The increase in water use is attributed to a return to normal campus operations, including on-campus residential accommodation for 1,800 students, following COVID impacted activity in 2020 and 2021.