Water Restrictions for Hervey Bay
Wide Bay Water has announced that from Friday 19 January 2007 the following restrictions will apply:
- Hosting driveways and paved areas will be banned at all times
- Garden sprinklers, irrigation systems and soaker hoses are banned between the hours of 5.30am and 8pm
- Hand held hosing is banned between the hours of 8am and 4pm except for the washing of vehicles and boats with a working trigger nozzle
Bucket watering and washing is still allowed and residents are warned that breaches of the above restrictions carry penalties including fines up to $75,000 and/or restriction of supply.
It has been necessary to introduce these restrictions because the level in Lenthalls Dam, the source of the water for Hervey Bay, is dropping.
