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Water levels in Bjelke-Petersen Dam are now below 5.7 per cent but there’s still enough water in the region’s three other water storages to maintain Level 3 water restrictions until at least Christmas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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SBRC Water portfolio chair
Cr Roz Frohloff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

August 21, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

The South Burnett will stay on Level 3 water restrictions for the present … providing residents continue to use water responsibly.<\/p>\n

At Wednesday’s Council meeting, Councillors were told the region’s residents currently use an average of 140 litres per person per day.<\/p>\n

In response to a question by Cr Roz Frohloff, Infrastructure General Manager Aaron Meehan told the meeting that while Bjelke-Petersen Dam’s level is now about 5.7 per cent, levels in Boondooma, Gordonbrook and Boobir dams were enough to maintain current restrictions.<\/p>\n

Mr Meehan said modelling of water consumption by his department indicated Level 3 restrictions could stay in place until at least Christmas if no rain fell.<\/p>\n

But the modelling would require a review if the situation didn’t improve in summer.<\/p>\n

If that happened, an increase in water restrictions might be required in the first half of next year.<\/p>\n

The current Level 3 restrictions were imposed in July 2017.<\/strong><\/p>\n

They ban the use of sprinklers, and hosing concrete or paved areas.<\/p>\n

Hand-held watering is permitted from 7:00am to 8:00am and 5:00pm to 6:00pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays for odd-numbered houses; and on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays for even-numbered houses.<\/p>\n

No residential watering is permitted on Mondays.<\/p>\n

Cr Frohloff told the meeting the South Burnett recently joined a campaign being run by the State Government and Toowoomba, Southern Downs, Western Downs and Goondiwindi Regional Councils.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The campaign is being run on TV, radio and social media with the aim of encouraging responsible water use and water conservation measures.<\/p>\n

Water levels are currently so low in the Southern Downs Regional Council’s area that extreme water restrictions are now in place.<\/p>\n

Southern Downs residents are being asked to use a maximum of 120 litres per person, per day, and risk heavy fines if they use more than 800 litres per property per day without a reasonable excuse.<\/p>\n

Both Stanthorpe and Warwick face the possibility of running out of water in their local storages by December.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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