Dubbo, Wellington and Geurie residents have gone wild with water.
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In the second week of rejigged level four water restrictions they failed to tame the urge to turn on the tap.
Dubbo got off to a roaring start with the revised restrictions which have a daily usage target of 280 litres (L) per person per day.
Residents used 220L per person per day in the week ending November 10.
Data posted on Dubbo Regional Council's online drought hub reveals a jump to 284L in the week ending November 17
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Wellington and Geurie used 251L and 293L per person per day, respectively, in the week ending November 10.
They used 294L and 343L in the week ending November 17.
Dubbo Regional Council has advised of "numerous warning letters" being sent to householders found to be breaching restrictions.
"To date no fines have been issued, however repeat offenders can expect to receive formal breach notices and even fines of $220 per offence in the coming weeks," the council's chief executive officer (CEO) Michael McMahon said.
But the CEO says the council understands that this "daily target is something new to the Dubbo region".
"This is likely an adjustment period as people get used to the new level of restrictions," he said.
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"Water usage will be a challenge when we see higher temperatures across the region, however council is requesting people to be mindful of their water consumption by reading their meters and doing all they can to comply with the water restrictions target."
Mr McMahon said the "majority of our water" was being used outdoors.
"Staff are seeing large usage spikes on the residential watering days and this is a particular area for residents to focus," he said.
The CEO said the council was set to roll out a "paid marketing campaign" which would include direct mailing of information on water restrictions to residences.
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He is referring residents to www.dubbo.nsw.gov.au/droughthub for "a variety of information" about water restrictions, water-saving tips and usage.
"Displays in both Wellington and Dubbo customer experience centres also house a lot of resources for the community," he said.
