{"id":235445,"date":"2019-05-14T12:36:04","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T02:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=235445"},"modified":"2020-07-01T16:07:10","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T06:07:10","slug":"trc-to-update-water-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/05\/14\/trc-to-update-water-restrictions\/","title":{"rendered":"TRC To Update Water Restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_142885\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-142885\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/nancysommerfield2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-142885\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/nancysommerfield2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/nancysommerfield2.jpg 200w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/nancysommerfield2-176x300.jpg 176w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-142885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cr Nancy Sommerfield<BR> (Photo: Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>May 14, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Toowoomba Regional Council plans to update its water restriction guidelines in the wake of the drought gripping the region.<\/p>\n<p>Cr Nancy Sommerfield said current modelling suggested the region was facing more severe conditions than during the Millennium drought.<\/p>\n<p>She said the new guidelines aimed to\u00a0simplify restrictions so they could\u00a0be easily understood by the community as well as address the drought.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are more contemporary water restrictions that will improve our water security,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>The recommended changes, from the Water and Waste Committee, will be considered at next week&#8217;s Council meeting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe changes will see the four current water restrictions documents replaced by a single, simpler and more user-friendly document for residential customers,\u201d Cr Sommerfield said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The proposed changes include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Permanent Conservation Measures name will change to Low-Level Restrictions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Target levels for each restriction level have been lowered<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>No water on Mondays will remain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Watering times have been changed from 4:00pm\u20134:30pm to 5:30pm-6:30pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>One day per week extra for garden watering added to Medium Level restrictions to assist gardeners to keep their gardens alive; and<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>After a formal warning, water restrictions will be enforced and fines will be issued.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u201cWater is an extremely valuable commodity and we are asking all residents to work with us through these challenging times,&#8221; Cr Sommerfield said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite current dry conditions green space is important for the well-being of the community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe proposed changes to our region\u2019s target levels are a balance between sustaining regional water supplies while being practical for water users.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe drought conditions are causing significant stress on water supplies and Council bores are under pressure in a number of regional communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe still need the community\u2019s help to reduce water consumption as the drought conditions continue to impact us all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cr Sommerfield said any changes to water restrictions would include a public awareness campaign so that the community was fully informed of their responsibilities.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Footnote: Currently Yarraman water restrictions are at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tr.qld.gov.au\/environment-water-waste\/water-supply-dams\/water-restrictions-conservation\/13247-current-water-restrictions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medium Level<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toowoomba Regional Council plans to update its water restriction guidelines in the wake of the drought gripping the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":262552,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[22,3],"tags":[1131],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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