Cairns Regional Council Water & Waste

Current Regional Water Supply & Demand Information

Updated December 22nd

(UPDATED) Douglas Community Water Reference Group

Cairns Regional Council is calling for community members from the Douglas area to nominate for the DOUGLAS COMMUNITY WATER REFERENCE GROUP

This Group will assist Council in managing water supply and water quality related issues on behalf of the community.

There are background information sheets and a nomination forms available below to download and submissions must be received by close of business 31st October 2008.

• Background Information Sheets
• Nomination Form
  

"Our Cairns Water" website

Click here to go to website

Private Gardens & Commercial Watering

Permitted watering times between:

• 5:00am and 9:00am and
• 5:00pm and 9:00pm

Odd numbered properties - Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday
Even numbered properties - Wednesday/Friday/Sunday

No sprinklers permitted on Mondays. Hand held hoses with a trigger nozzle, watering cans or buckets can be used at any time.

For information contact 4044 3044 or 1800 070 444.

Mandatory Water Saving Targets for New Homes

For information on mandatory water saving targets for new homes, click here.

Fluoridation Update Announcements

The fluoridation roll-out is continuing and some will have seen the media statement from the Premier on 31 August describing progress in South East Queensland (click here to see). The Statement did not reveal much new information, but did confirm that the highly ambitious aim to deliver fluoridated water in the South East before the end of the year is being adhered to. It also revealed that Tenix Alliance has been awarded the role to design and construct the six priority treatment plant upgrades in the region.

Perhaps of more interest to most is the planned phasing of the roll-out across the State that was repeated in the Statement and is also included below. This repeats the phased approach described in an original Media Statement but not formally announced elsewhere.

qldwater in partnership with LGAQ continues to support council water service providers in the fluoridation roll-out including extensive technical input to the new Code of Practice, negotiation of ongoing training for operators and providing technical information for Councils.  

• 2008: SEQ major water treatment plants - Mt Crosby (2 plants), Landers Shute, Molendinar, Mudgeeraba and North Pine (54%)
• 2009: SEQ minor water treatment plants, Indigenous communities, commencement of Cairns, Gladstone, Mackay, Rockhampton and Toowoomba Regional. (80%)
• 2010: Completion of Cairns, Gladstone, Mackay and Rockhampton; Fraser, Gympie, Somerset, South Burnett, Southern Downs, commencement of Dalby (83%)
• 2011: Blackall, Emerald, Dalby completion, Goondiwindi, Hinchinbrook, Longreach, Mornington, Mt Isa, Murweh, North Burnett, Rio Tinto (Weipa),  Tablelands, Whitsunday (92%)
• 2012: Balonne, Banana, Barcaldine, Bundaberg, Burdekin, Carpentaria, Charters Towers, Cassowary, Cloncurry, Flinders, Isaac, Roma, Toowoomba Regional completion (95%).