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Sewage leak at the Maleny Showgrounds |
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Written by Les Fawkes
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Monday, 21 July 2008 |
The Sunshine Coast Regional Council reported that the sewage pumping station in the Maleny Showgrounds discharged about 150 kilolitres of raw sewage in an incident that occurred on Friday July 18th. This plant is a secondary plant in the Maleny sewage system.
Fortunately the spill was below the weir supplying Maleny's water supply.
The sewage ran into Obi Creek which in turn runs into Baroon Pocket Dam. Baroon Pocket Dam supplies water to the Sunshine Coast coastal areas. There was no danger to the drinking water supply as the sewage would have been diluted long before reaching Baroon Pocket Dam. However, water sports in Baroon Pocket Dam were halted over the weekend purely as a precaution.
The leak was caused by a burst pipe associated with a raw sewage pumping station. Test
results indicate that water quality at the spill site is returning to
normal and as a precautionary measure, Council will continue to monitor
the area until totally satisfied with the results. During this time, signage advising of a water quality issue will remain onsite.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 23 July 2008 )
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