Level 5 Water Restrictions To Be Unveiled In Queensland 4 April - Brisbane Times

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South-East Queensland residents will learn tomorrow how level five water restrictions will affect them. The Queensland Water Commission has been consulting the community on draft details of level five water restrictions - to come into force on April 10 - but will release the final version tomorrow.

It is understood there have only been minor changes to the draft list of restrictions released almost a month ago. The commission is expected to announce eased water use limits for nurseries, professional dog and house washers and carwashes, after concerns were raised that businesses could be put at risk.

Under the draft measures, nurseries were only allowed to water outdoors for eight hours a week. The final restrictions are also expected to heed a call from motoring bodies to allow vehicle owners to use buckets of water to remove stains, but not completely wash their vehicles.

Residents in 12 South-East Queensland shires will only be allowed to bucket-water their gardens twice a week under the new restrictions.

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