Water

Overview of Water Schemes

The Council operates four potable water supply schemes for domestic purposes, including

• Ayr/Brandon Water Supply Scheme
• Home Hill Water Supply Scheme
• Giru Water Supply Scheme; and
• Mt Kelly Water Supply Scheme

Water schemes for the villages of Clare, Millaroo and Dalbeg are operated by Sunwater.

Ayr/Brandon Water Supply Scheme

Three borefields supply the Ayr/Brandon scheme:

• Nelson's Lagoon
• South Ayr; and
• Council Chambers

Typical Borehole Pump - Nelsons Lagoon

Typical Borehole Pump - South Ayr

Location	No. Bores	Flow Rate	Details
Nelson's Lagoon	6	130l/second	with 2 pumps operating
South Ayr Borefield	12	260l/second	safe combined capacity
Council Chambers	1	45l/second	Bore 16 only

The Nelsons Lagoon borefield supplies water to a 0.45 megalitre water tower in Canberra Street, Ayr. This tower then supplies the Ayr/Brandon water reticulation system. The water is chlorinated by injection into the delivery main to the tower.

Ayr Water Tower

Home Hill Water Supply Scheme

The Home Hill Borefield consists of 8 bores located on the western side of town. This supply is supplemented by 2 emergency bores with separate chlorinators located within the distribution area.

The capacity of the borefield with 8 pumps operating is 290l/second.

Water from the Home Hill Borefield is chlorinated and aerated before discharge into the Home Hill Water Tower.

Home Hill Water Tower

Giru Water Supply Scheme

Water for the Giru water supply scheme is supplied by Citiwater (a commercialised business unit of Townsville City Council) from their Cungulla Treatment Plant. Council maintains a treated water pump station within the Cungulla Treatment Plant Site which provides water to ground level storages at the Giru depot site. Treated water is rechlorinated at the depot and pumped to an elevated storage before distribution to the Giru Reticulation. Council also maintains emergency bores, stand-by chlorination facilities and interconnection pipework.

Giru Pumps at Cungulla

Giru Water Supply Depot

Mt Kelly Water Supply Scheme

The Mt Kelly Water Supply Scheme serves the rural residential area of Mt. Kelly. Raw water is drawn from the Mt Kelly Borefield, chlorinated and pumped to a 60kl breaker tank before being re-pumped to the gravity aerators and 640kl storage reservoir on Mt Kelly.

The Mt Kelly Borefield consists of three bores with bore 1 having the capacity of 40l/second and bores 2 and 3 which usually operate together to give a combined capacity of 40l/second.

Break Tank Pumps Mt Kelly

Mt Kelly Reservoir

Billing

Burdekin Shire Council charges users a two part water tariff that includes a fixed access charge and a consumption charge. Water Meters are read twice per year in June/July and November/December. Water charges are sent out in August along with the annual rates notice and also in January/February of the following year.

Click here to review current Fees & Charges as resolved by Council.