Gold Coast to cut Brisbane water intake

From ABC News:

The Gold Coast Council has decided to take less water from Brisbane's Wivenhoe Dam.

The proposal was endorsed at today's full council meeting.

Mayor Ron Clarke says the Gold Coast will reduce its allocation by about a third, once the city has modified its pumps.

"We have to make certain that the northern end of the city gets water, and making sure of that, as soon as we're sure of that, then we'll cut down to 15 megalitres, and then we'll go down to zero when and if the Brisbane supply gets down below, the level of the dam gets down below 25," he said.

The Hinze Dam on the Gold Coast is full, while Wivenhoe is at about 30 per cent capacity.

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