February 17, 2022
Toowoomba Regional Council residents have been invited to have their say on the proposed pipeline from Toowoomba to Warwick
The State Government project aims to improve Warwick’s drought resilience on the Southern Downs by pumping water from Wivenhoe Dam through the TRC’s existing water infrastructure to connect with the new pipeline.
Water will also be provided to the TRC towns of Cambooya, Greenmount, Nobby and Clifton along the way.
Water Minister Glenn Butcher said community consultation was important, in addition to the technical assessments which had already begun.
“I want to hear the views of the community so that, in consultation with councils, we can make the right decisions,” he said.
Mr Butcher said recent rainfall should not diminish the importance of the work.
“It is tempting to look at current dam levels and think we don’t need to act now. But we only need to think back to 2020 when Leslie Dam dwindled to just 4.6 per cent capacity and the projection that Warwick would run out of water by late 2020,” he said.
Mr Butcher said the State Government had listened to the calls from TRC to include their regional communities along the pipeline route.
“We understand Toowoomba residents want assurances that this project won’t impact on their water security; this is why the project includes thoroughly investigating the existing network’s capacity,” he said.
Planning for the proposed pipeline began in 2019.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the State Government was investing more than $8 million to start work on the project.
- Have Your Say about the project online
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