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Catchment Management and Water Storages

    Rainfall

    18 December 2024

    Hervey Bay: 172.0mm;
    Maryborough: 121.0mm
    (4 day cumulative)

    Storages

    18 December 2024

    Lake Lenthall: 26.14m - 104.5%
    Teddington: 9.49m - 129.9%

    Wastewater

    18 December 2024

    Total intake: 54.65 ML

    Consumption

    18 December 2024

    Hervey Bay: 18.4 ML
    Maryborough: 8.7 ML

    Water Restrictions

    18 December 2024

    Maryborough & surrounds - Level 1
    Hervey Bay & surrounds - Level 1

Fraser Coast Regional Council provides safe, reliable, efficient water and wastewater services to residents and businesses on the Fraser Coast.

The service area includes Hervey Bay, Maryborough, Tiaro, Torbanlea, Howard, River Heads and Burrum Heads.

Fraser Coast Regional Council also works with councils and water authorities across Australia delivering expertise in all areas of water management.

The region's water network includes Lake Lenthall, Cassava Dams, two weirs on the Burrum River and Teddington Weir on Tinana Creek and Mary River at Tiaro.

Water is purified at four treatment plants and wastewater is treated at eight treatment plants.

Fraser Coast Regional Council has an industry-leading wastewater reuse scheme for the irrigation of canefields, turf farms and its own hardwood plantations

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