{"id":10868,"date":"2013-10-28T08:49:50","date_gmt":"2013-10-27T21:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/?p=10868"},"modified":"2019-04-14T00:01:44","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T14:01:44","slug":"treated-csg-water-pumped-town-water-supply-story-seeking-cj-stephaniedale22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/treated-csg-water-pumped-town-water-supply-story-seeking-cj-stephaniedale22\/","title":{"rendered":"Treated CSG water to be pumped into town water supply &#8211; story seeking CJ @stephaniedale22"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_10869\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10869\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10869\" alt=\"QGC water treatment plant (Photo AAP: Dave Hunt)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/qgc-plant.jpg?resize=340%2C227\" width=\"340\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/qgc-plant.jpg?w=340&amp;ssl=1 340w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/qgc-plant.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10869\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">QGC water treatment plant (Photo AAP: Dave Hunt)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Treated coal seam gas water will be pumped into <a title=\"Chinchilla - Google maps\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/?q=-26.7394,150.6286(Chinchilla+4413)&amp;t=m&amp;z=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chinchilla<\/a>&#8216;s drinking supply, under a new scheme announced by Western Downs Regional Council.<\/p>\n<p>QGC (formerly Queensland Gas Company) has announced it will begin pumping 80 megalitres of treated water a day to the Chinchilla weir, for use in agriculture and for domestic purposes.<\/p>\n<p>Western Downs mayor, Ray Brown, said the water was safe to drink and while it would not &#8216;drought-proof&#8217; Chinchilla, it would ensure water security.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"No Fibs\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nofibs.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">No Fibs<\/a> is calling for citizen journalists who would like to follow up this story &#8211; interested?<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Contact\" href=\"http:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/contact\/\">Contact us.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Below are links to further information about this story<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Western Downs Regional Council media release\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wdrc.qld.gov.au\/october2011\/-\/asset_publisher\/c7B6\/content\/chinchilla-town-water-to-receive-allocation-from-sunwater-csg-water-pipeline?redirect=%2Foctober2011\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Western Downs Regional Council media release<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"ABC News Chinchilla 'drought proofing'\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2013-10-23\/chinchilla-drinks-to-treated-csg-water-supply\/5039824\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ABC news report<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Treated coal seam gas water will be pumped into Chinchilla&#8216;s drinking supply, under a new scheme announced by Western Downs Regional Council. 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