{"id":241727,"date":"2019-08-15T11:30:17","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T01:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=241727"},"modified":"2020-07-18T14:51:53","modified_gmt":"2020-07-18T04:51:53","slug":"yarraman-moves-to-high-level-water-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/08\/15\/yarraman-moves-to-high-level-water-restrictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Yarraman Moves To High Level"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/223yiHNuxcA\" width=\"740\" height=\"440\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>August 15, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yarraman residents will face High Level water restrictions from Monday (August 19).<\/p>\n<p>Cr Nancy Sommerfield said the move was necessary as the region continued to experience severe drought.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe hard truth is that we simply aren\u2019t receiving the rain we desperately need,\u201d Cr Sommerfield said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a result of this, we are experiencing significant stress on some water supplies and our Council bores are under pressure in a number of regional communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe weir in (the Yarraman) area is producing poor water quality and we have become more reliant on the pipeline from Boondooma Dam.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to thank our community for the work they\u2019ve been doing to reduce water consumption so far and ask that we all remain vigilant in our efforts to conserve water wherever possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the meantime Council will continue to look at other solutions to reduce the stress on our aquifers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will also continue working with both the State and Federal Governments and all other interested parties, including the private sector and irrigators across the region on our long-term water security planning.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #006699;\">What High Level water restrictions mean:<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Garden Watering \u2013 Bucket<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tuesday to Sunday before 8am and after 4:00pm (no watering on Monday)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Garden watering \u2013 hose with trigger or twist nozzle<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Saturday (odd) and Sunday (even) \u2013 between 4:30pm to 5:30pm (winter months)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Garden watering \u2013 hosing concession (over 70s or disability)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tues-Thurs-Sat (odd) and Wed-Fri-Sun (Even) \u2013 between 4:30pm to 5:30pm (winter months)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Garden watering \u2013 efficient sprinkler or irrigation system<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Not permitted<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lawn watering<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Not permitted<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Newly established gardens and lawns<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 hour daily (4:00-7:00am or 4:00-7:00pm) for 14 days after establishment (with hand-held hose)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Swimming pools \u2013 filling<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Not permitted<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Swimming pools \u2013 topping up<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tues-Thurs-Sat (odd) and Wed-Fri-Sun (even) and only if water saving devices are fitted \u2013 between 4:00pm and 7:00pm<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Vehicle washing \u2013 bucket<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Permitted<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Vehicle washing \u2013 hose or high pressure spray<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Saturday (odd) and Sunday (oven) \u2013 between 4:30pm to 5:30pm (winter months)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Building washing and outdoor entertainment areas \u2013 hose or high pressure spray<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Saturday (odd) and Sunday (even) \u2013 between 4:30pm to 5:30pm (winter months)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Washing paved surfaces<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Not permitted. However, reasonable actions may be undertaken to address significant soiling of paved surfaces or to prevent material risks associated with an accident or hazard to health, safety or the environment at any time to the extent necessary to address the soiling or the risk to health, safety or the environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yarraman residents will face High Level water restrictions from Monday (August 19).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":262552,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[22,3,36],"tags":[1131,176],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Yarraman Moves To High Level - southburnett.com.au<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Yarraman residents will face High Level water restrictions from Monday (August 19).\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/08\/15\/yarraman-moves-to-high-level-water-restrictions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Yarraman Moves To High Level - 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