Residents of Highfields, Kleinton, Cabarlah, Meringandan reminded to continue to conserve water

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) is reminding residents of Highfields, Kleinton, Cabarlah and Meringandan to continue to conserve water as much as possible as urgent repairs are underway to key water infrastructure in the area.  

TRC Deputy Mayor and Water and Waste Committee Chair Cr Rebecca Vonhoff said residents in these areas are asked to reduce and conserve water use, particularly during peak times in the evening between 4pm and 9pm.   

“We need residents in the Highfields, Kleinton, Cabarlah and Meringandan areas to continue to stick to a target of 200 litres per person per day for water usage.  

“It is vitally important residents conserve water during peak demand periods in the evening between 4pm and 9pm and we ask residents to limit any water usage outside of the home during these times for the next week or so.

“As a result of the spike in demand this past weekend, urgent repairs are currently underway to the pumps which maintain consistent pressure for drinking water distributed from the Borghardt Road reservoir to homes in the Highfields, Kleinton, Cabarlah and Meringandan locations.

“This weekend is expected to be hot again, particularly on Sunday and Monday with maximums in Toowoomba of around 32 degrees both of these days.

“We ask residents of Highfields, Kleinton, Cabarlah and Meringandan to be very mindful of water usage again this weekend and try to minimise water usage outside the home.

“We are hopeful this short-term issue will be resolved in the next week or so,” Cr Vonhoff said.

For full details of current water restrictions visit Council’s web site at https://www.tr.qld.gov.au/environment-water-waste/water-supply-dams/water-restrictions-conservation/13939-current-water-restrictions