Unitywater is advising the Noosa, Moreton Bay and Sunshine Coast communities to store at least 10 litres of water per person ahead of potential water outages linked with Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Unitywater executive manager Customer Delivery, Rhett Duncan, said extreme weather events could cause power outages, resulting in impacts on the water supply network.
“Our water and wastewater networks rely on power to pump and push water through the system,” Mr Duncan said.
“While we have alternative arrangements in place, including generators, the best thing you can do is prepare, just in case.
“Store three days’ worth of water in a covered container – about 10 litres per person – for your family now and know that you’ll have enough for drinking and basic hygiene if a water outage happens.
“The bath is another good place to store water, which you can use to fill a small bucket to tip into the toilet bowl to manually flush it.
“Please also check on your elderly family members and neighbours so they’re prepared too.” Mr Duncan said customers could be impacted longer if conditions were unsafe for crews.
“The safety of our people is paramount and will be prioritised ahead of responding to faults during this event.
“We’ll respond as quickly as possible, but only if it’s safe for our people to travel to a job site and be outside performing work,” he said.
“We thank our customers and community for their patience while we navigate the impacts of Cyclone Alfred.
“We have dedicated teams working around-the-clock to respond to this weather event, as well as being involved in our region’s Local Disaster Management Groups. We’ll continue to work with them and respond to advice from the authorities.”
Unitywater’s customer service counters in Maroochydore and Mango Hill will temporarily close from midday Wednesday, with customers encouraged to access self-service options at unitywater.com where possible.
