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The Queensland Government has announced $20 million to construct a new pipeline and increase dam capacity for drought affected towns on the Southern Darling Downs.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced on April 15, $8 million for design and surveying for a Toowoomba to Warwick pipeline and $4.54 million to increase capacity to Leslie Dam by 1700ML.
This announcement comes as the Central Queensland town of Mount Morgan is also suffering from a serious water crisis, with its main water source, the No.7 dam, dropping to about 8.6 per cent capacity.
Twenty water trucks are now making the haul up the Razorback every day to supply water for the town.
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The Queensland Government has announced $20 million to construct a new pipeline and increase dam capacity for drought affected towns on the Southern Darling Downs.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced on April 15, $8 million for design and surveying for a Toowoomba to Warwick pipeline and $4.54 million to increase capacity to Leslie Dam by 1700ML.
This announcement comes as the Central Queensland town of Mount Morgan is also suffering from a serious water crisis, with its main water source, the No.7 dam, dropping to about 8.6 per cent capacity.
Twenty water trucks are now making the haul up the Razorback every day to supply water for the town.
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A massive $20 million investment announced by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk in Warwick this morning is set to kickstart the Southern Downs region’s plans for long-term water security.
The Premier was joined by Minister for Regional Development and Water Glenn Butcher, Southern Downs Mayor Vic Pennisi, and Toowoomba councillor Nancy Sommerfield for the announcement at Warwick’s council chambers on Thursday.
More than $8 million of the drought resilience package will be put towards a detailed design and surveying for the proposed Warwick-Toowoomba pipeline, and another $4.54 million will be used to increase Leslie Dam’s usable water capacity by 1700ML.
The small town of Allora was another focal point of the investment, with $4.6 million in enhanced water treatment and other upgrades to reconnect the township to groundwater and free up an additional 350ML of urban water supply across the region.