Cooby Dam’s Loveday Cove open for recreation activities from April 9
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Cooby Dam’s Loveday Cove will re-open for recreation activities from 7am tomorrow (Saturday, April 9, 2022).
Toowoomba Regional Council Parks and Recreation Services portfolio leader Cr Tim McMahon said he was pleased to see the area re-open in time for the rest of the school holidays and the official Easter period.
Cr McMahon said Council officers and Department of Environment and Science officers reviewed conditions at the dam this morning (Friday, April 8).
“The dam water’s bacterial and algal toxin levels are within the safe levels stipulated in Council’s recently revised Recreational Water Quality Guidelines for opening the Loveday Cove area to the public,” Cr McMahon said.
“The recreation area at the Cooby Dam wall remains closed until further notice. Lake Cressbrook and Lake Perseverance also are open for routine recreation activities.”
TRC Water and Waste Committee chair Cr Rebecca Vonhoff said Lake Cressbrook was the primary source of the water that was being treated and distributed to residents connected to the Toowoomba Bulk Water Supply network.
“Council has been taking water from Lake Cressbrook since the February rain event and continues with its regular water quality testing,” Cr Vonhoff said.
“No water quality issues have been identified at Lake Cressbrook or Perseverance Dam."
To view activities that are open or closed at the dams, please visit www.tr.qld.gov.au/damstatus