{"id":273752,"date":"2020-08-25T20:02:48","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T10:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=273752"},"modified":"2020-08-25T21:23:45","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T11:23:45","slug":"water-restrictions-to-stay-for-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2020\/08\/25\/water-restrictions-to-stay-for-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Water Restrictions To Stay … For Now"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Declining water levels at the region’s dams may not mean any change to current water restrictions if the region receives good rainfall during the next few months<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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SBRC Water portfolio chair Cr Roz Frohloff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

August 25, 2020 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Level 3 water restrictions which have been in effect since March 2017 will be reviewed towards the end of the year to determine if they need to be changed.<\/p>\n

At August’s monthly SBRC meeting, Water portfolio chair Cr Roz Frohloff advised that at the end of July, Bjelke-Petersen Dam was at 16.3 per cent capacity; Boondooma Dam at 34.1 per cent; Gordonbrook Dam at 55 per cent; and Boobir Dam at 21 per cent.<\/p>\n

Last August, water levels at all four dams were much lower.<\/p>\n

However, summer rains replenished them enough to make any change to water restrictions unnecessary.<\/p>\n

Under current restrictions, 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 Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays for even numbered houses. No residential watering is permitted on Mondays.<\/p>\n

The use of sprinklers is banned, and hosing of paved or concreted areas is not permitted.<\/p>\n