The Uki Water Treatment Plant is back to normal operation and residents are no longer being asked to reduce water use.
Water was being trucked in from the Bray Park Water Treatment Plant to service the village after a pump station switchboard was inundated by water yesterday.
Once the water receded, Council’s technicians were able to get in and do the necessary checks to get the plant back in normal operations.
“We’re now back to normal operations and no longer need to truck water in to top up supply,” Council’s Manager Water and Wastewater Operations Brie Jowett said.
“We thank Uki residents for their cooperation and patience while we took the precautionary step of using a different water source.”
Although residents can now resume normal water use, Council requests residents bear in mind the need to use water wisely.
“We’re asking all Tweed residents to use no more than 160 litres of water a day per person. This is around 16 household buckets,” Ms Jowett said.
“On average, Tweed residents are using more than 180 litres a day, so we all need to save 3 buckets of water per person per day,” she said.
With further rain predicted this weekend, stay up to date with the latest information about weather, emergency information, services interruptions, rain fall data and river heights through the Tweed’s Emergency Dashboard.
