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May 11, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Burnett Regional Council has secured $290,000 in State Government funding to complete a detailed design of a proposed 140-150Ml off-stream water storage to improve Kingaroy’s water supplies.<\/p>\n

The Round 6 Building Our Regions funding was announced on April 25.<\/p>\n

Planning projects were eligible for funding up to a maximum of $300,000.<\/p>\n

A Council spokesperson said Council would contribute $25,000 towards the design project, taking the total cost to $315,000.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The off-stream storage would be built at Gordonbrook Dam.<\/p>\n

“The off-stream storage will enable Council to store water from Boondooma Dam to use in Kingaroy when the Tarong-to-Boondooma pipeline is inactive, which will improve reliability of Kingaroy\u2019s water quality,” the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

“The funding will advance the design of the off-stream storage enabling Council to develop a cost-effective and reliable solution for future funding applications.”<\/p>\n

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The off-stream storage of Boondooma Dam water, if built, could alleviate water quality issues that recently provoked angry posts by some Kingaroy residents on social media.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kingaroy usually uses a blend of 70 per cent water from Boondooma Dam and 30 per cent from Gordonbrook Dam.<\/p>\n

Recently, some residents complained about receiving discoloured water supplies despite Council issuing a public warning this could occur as SunWater was temporarily shutting the Boondooma-Tarong pipeline from May 7-21 for routine maintenance.<\/p>\n

This meant Council had to switch to 100 per cent Gordonbrook Dam water for Kingaroy supplies.<\/p>\n

“Due to the change of water source, pockets of discoloured water will result,” a Council spokesperson said at the time.<\/p>\n

Gordonbrook Dam has elevated dissolved iron and manganese levels suspended in the water.<\/p>\n

“When the water supply demand is low, the by-product can be a ‘rust’ look or discoloured water within the reticulation supply,” the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

“This can at times build up in low flow areas of the network and can cause pockets of discoloured water that while aesthetically displeasing is bacteriologically safe to drink.<\/p>\n

“Until Council can change back to Boondooma Dam water, the only treatment available is advising Council when the problem occurs and crews will flush the water main in that area.<\/p>\n

“Residents are advised to take appropriate action such as, storing enough drinking water for this period or switching to an alternative tank supply.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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