Qld: Residents may be spared total outdoor water ban

AAP General News (Australia)
08-03-2007
Qld: Residents may be spared total outdoor water ban

South-east Queensland residents may be spared a total ban on outdoor watering .. under
tough level six restrictions expected to come into force later this year.

However .. the state government has vowed to crack down on businesses using too much
water as the drought continues to bite.

Queensland Water Commission chairwoman ELIZABETH NOSWORTHY says the latest water consumption
figures have prompted a re-think on whether watering outdoors with buckets should be banned.

The proportion of the region's water used by residents has dropped from 70 to 66 per cent.

Ms NOSWORTHY says it's a tremendous water-saving effort by residents.

Current level five restrictions are set to be ramped up when the region's dams fall
to 15 per cent capacity .. forecast to occur in September or October this year.

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KEYWORD: WATER QLD (BRISBANE)

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