Water tank owners prompted to top up

Kenilworth resident Andrew Lindsay fills up at the Nambour community fill station.

Unitywater is encouraging residents who are not connected to the town water supply to check their tanks and book water deliveries.

Unitywater’s Katherine Gee said after combined South East Queensland dam levels dropped below 60 percent in September, it was timely for those who rely on tank water to consider topping up.

“It’s getting warmer, dam levels have dropped, and it’s dry across our region,” Ms Gee said.

“Despite the La Nina forecast and predictions for a wet summer, rain may not fall hard or soon enough, or in the right places.

“We’ve received phone calls from some residents on tanks who are close to running out or have run out of water already so it’s really important to check tank levels regularly.”

Ms Gee said Unitywater fill stations for commercial water carriers were open 24 hours a day, with the exception of the Landsborough site which was open 6am – 10pm. Unitywater also provides access to three community fill stations across the service region where residents can fill containers for $4.35 per 1000 litres of water, and these are also open 24 hours a day.

“We installed our community fill stations earlier this year in response to community feedback and these provide an option for residents to obtain drinking water while they wait for their water delivery. They’re located in Cooroy, Nambour and Warner,” she said.

“We can’t always rely on the rain and empathise with residents on tank water during periods of dry weather.”