CLERMONT RAG FRIDAY FEBRUARY 09, 2018
FIRST HALF-YEARLY WATER NOTICES IN THE MAIL Isaac ratepayers will receive their first half-yearly water notice in the mail this week. To comply with the legislative provisions of the Local Government Act 2009, Council has adopted a model comprising a locality-based Infrastructure Charge and a Consumption Charge, calculated on water usage. Mayor Anne Baker said the change represented a shift to a more equitable system of water billing for ratepayers and provided for the long-term sustainability of the region’s water supply network. “We have sought to introduce a fairer system which stops lower water consumers, our local households, subsidising heavy users, but also one that reflects the costs of water and wastewater service provision to our communities,” Cr Baker said. “Council is committed to achieving long-term outcomes which meet the expectations of our communities through the improvement of infrastructure and service delivery, including drinking water quality.”
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Cr Baker said Council’s continuing focus on enhancing water and wastewater services had been reflected in a 20 per cent decrease in water quality reports in 2017. “Most notably there was a decrease of more than 58% in reports of water quality issues in Moranbah, 66% in Dysart and 37% in Middlemount,” she said. Cr Baker said Council was investing more than $33 million in water and sewerage maintenance and infrastructure across the region in 2017/18. “As part of this program, we are delivering $6.8 million in effluent storage dam reinstatement and recycled water extensions for irrigation in Clermont, Middlemount and Moranbah, which are due for completion in June 2019,” she said. “Council has also partnered with the Queensland Government to deliver an additional 15-megalitre reservoir and new water supply mains for Moranbah at a cost of $10.59 million. This is due for completion in May 2018.” continued over