Mayor Ben Shields has copped some pressure from the mayor's in the region, and it is rumoured state government officials have also been in his ear about bringing water restrictions to Dubbo.

Orange mayor Reg Kidd, who said his city's residents were leading the way with water restrictions in the Central West has publicly commented that Dubbo should have them.

Bathurst is on level three restrictions; Orange is on level four measures, which limits consumption to just 200 litres per person per day.

Level two will limit our residents to 301 litres per person / per day.

Our mayor said whilst Water NSW hadn't reduced Dubbo's allocation of water from the Burrendong Dam it was "our moral duty to be proactive in this space".

He is to be applauded for making this decision.

The water level at Burrendong Dam has dropped to six per cent.

We can no longer afford to have green lawns while we run the risk of running lower than 5 per cent of water at Burrendong Dam.

"It's important for the council to play its part in responsibly managing water within the catchment, particularly given the severity of the current drought and the decreasing level of Burrendong Dam," Cr Shields said.

Some will grumble, especially the keen gardeners in our city, but they can be assured perhaps sacrificing a lovely lawn during winter will mean we have more water available to us when summer comes around again.

Dubbo council has water saving measures in place, that's a certainty, but our mayor has realised they are not enough.

Level two restrictions are a good move; we should embrace them.