Brisbane reopens back up dam ...

SOUTHEAST Queensland added another dam to its arsenal yesterday in a move that cost Brisbane City Council more than $200,000 and could cover less than 1 per cent of the region's daily water consumption.

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman warned residents not to become complacent, as the additional dam would not provide significant relief and would only be used as a "back-up resource" in case the region's water supply ran critically low.

The Enogerra Dam, at The Gap on Brisbane's westside, was recommissioned after 3½ years, in which time it filled to 94 per cent of its capacity or 4230 megalitres.

See - Enoggera dam reopened.