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What’s the current water restriction level? A new Council proposal will see signs advising current water restrictions erected in all South Burnett towns connected to a water supply either later this year or early in 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A proposed design for the new 1000mm x 800mm Water Restriction Level signs … the current level would be inserted in place of the red hash symbol<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 3, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

Current water restriction levels will get more exposure next year if the South Burnett Regional Council presses ahead with a plan to raise their profile.<\/p>\n

At Wednesday’s Infrastructure Standing Committee meeting, Councillors debated a proposal to spend $25,000 in next year’s Budget on new water restriction signs.<\/p>\n

The signs would be erected in all regional towns connected to a water supply scheme, next to Council water outlets such as standpipes, and at the tourist parks at Boondooma and Bjelke-Petersen dams.<\/p>\n

At present, current water restriction levels are advertised online and in Council newsletters, but in few other places.<\/p>\n

One aim of the new signs would be to make it easier for residents to find out the current restriction level.<\/p>\n

Another would be to raise community awareness that water needs to be managed responsibly.<\/p>\n

The South Burnett has operated under Level 3 water restrictions since March 2017.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This level prohibits the use of sprinklers at any time, and only permits hand held watering from 7:00am-8:00am and 5:00pm-6:00pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays for odd numbered houses and Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays for even numbered houses.<\/p>\n

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

Since the current restrictions were introduced the Council has considered raising them to Level 4 on several occasions.<\/p>\n

However, seasonal rain replenished dam levels enough each time to leave current settings in place.<\/p>\n

At Wednesday’s meeting, Cr Kathy Duff said she agreed with the idea of making current water restrictions more visible.<\/strong><\/p>\n

However, she thought many residents did not know what rules applied to each restriction level and believed Council should make this information more widely available.<\/p>\n

Cr Kirstie Schumacher said she was concerned a promised “wet summer” from weather forecasters had yet to materialise, and asked if there might be any way to accelerate the sign roll-out of the signs.<\/p>\n

CEO Mark Pitt suggested if Councillors wanted to accelerate this, the item could be discussed when Council conducted its third quarter Budget review to see if funds were available.<\/p>\n

After other Councillors said they also agreed with the proposal, the matter now seems likely to come back on the agenda in April after the quarterly Budget review.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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