Cabinet Toughens Water Measures
Individual water meters will be mandatory for all new units from next year as part of a wide-ranging package of water-saving measures, Deputy Premier Anna Bligh announced today.
Ms Bligh said Cabinet today approved a range of measures to ensure SEQ dam levels remained above 5% by late next year, when bulk supplies from the Western Corridor Recycled Water Project and the Gold Coast Desalination Plant enter the Water Grid. They include:
MORE POWER FOR ENFORCEMENT
• Giving council officers stronger powers to enter properties to investigate breaches of water restrictions. They will not be allowed inside homes.
• Giving the State Government the power to enforce permanent water conservation measures, even in non-drought areas.
• Broad restrictions on domestic bores, allowing them to be brought into line with other water restrictions in place.
• Suppliers across Queensland given the power to reduce water pressure for people who breach restrictions. “Water cheats will have their supply pressure lowered,” Ms Bligh said.
