Calls to cut south-east Queensland water use as Wivenhoe Dam hits its lowest level in a decade
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Hopes are being pinned on autumn rain to top up water supplies in Wivenhoe Dam.
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South-east Queensland s largest dam has fallen to its lowest level in more than a decade, prompting a call for residents to reduce their water consumption.
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Dams that supply south-east Queensland s drinking water are around half full
If they remain low, water restrictions could be considered later this year
On Tuesday, Wivenhoe Dam, west of Brisbane, was at 36.2 per cent capacity, the lowest level since 2009, according to Mike Foster, from water authority Seqwater.
Water grid falls to lowest level after summer since Millennium Drought
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South-east Queenslanders are being urged to use less water as the region’s dams hit their lowest levels after summer since the devastating Millennium Drought.
The south-east Queensland water grid was sitting at 56.7 per cent on Thursday.
One of Wivenhoe Dam’s outflow gates in January.
Credit:Tony Moore
Authorities were due to consider the full restart of the controversial Western Corridor Recycled Water Scheme after predictions of a wetter-than-usual summer did not eventuate.
Wivenhoe Dam, south-east Queensland’s biggest water storage unit and the main supply of water for Brisbane and Ipswich, was at a dismal 36.3 per cent, its lowest level in more than a decade.
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