Cairns Regional Council

Water & Waste

Welcome to the new CRC Water & Waste website.

These pages replace the previous Cairns Water & Douglas websites.

See below current regional water supply & demand information:

Updated October 7th

Regional Dam Supply:

CLICK HERE to link to the "Our Cairns Water" website

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%).