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Calls to cut south-east Queensland water use as Wivenhoe Dam hits its lowest level in a decade
South-east Queensland’s largest dam has fallen to its lowest level in more than a decade, prompting a call for residents to reduce their water consumption.
Key points:
- The last time Wivenhoe Dam was this low was after the Millennium Drought in 2009
- Dams that supply south-east Queensland’s drinking water are around half full
- If they remain low, one option is to start using recycled water for drinking supplies
On Tuesday, Wivenhoe Dam, west of Brisbane, was at 36.2 per cent capacity, the lowest level since 2009, according to Mike Foster, from water authority Seqwater.
“That’s the result of a couple of back-to-back effectively failed wet seasons where we saw some good rainfall in our coastal dams, but Somerset, Wivenhoe and North Pine Dam —…
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