Cooby Dam
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Cooby Dam is located about 17 km North of Toowoomba on Cooby Creek, a tributary of Condamine River
. Cooby Dam is the oldest of the Toowoomba city's three water supply
dams
, constructed during the period 1938-41. The other two storages used for Toowoomba are Perseverance Dam
and Cressbrook Dam
.
In July 2006, public outcry and a referendum with winning "No" vote rejected plans to place recycled water into Cooby Dam. In 2007, the idea was again resurrected when plans for an advanced water treatment
plant to be built near Cooby Dam by the Toowoomba City Council
were suggested. The trial would test the re-use of recycled water into Toowoomba's drinking water supply.
In 2008, an emergency bore
was used to extract water from the Great Artesian Basin
to supplement water supplies for the dam as drought conditions reduced supply to critical levels.
Condamine River
The Condamine River, part of the Murray-Darling Basin, drains the northern portion of the Darling Downs, an area of sub-coastal southern Queensland, Australia...
. Cooby Dam is the oldest of the Toowoomba city's three water supply
Water supply
Water supply is the provision of water by public utilities, commercial organisations, community endeavours or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes...
dams
DAMS
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, constructed during the period 1938-41. The other two storages used for Toowoomba are Perseverance Dam
Perseverance Dam
Perseverance Dam is the second largest, and the second oldest dam of Toowoomba city's three water supply dams. The other two storages used for Toowoomba are Cooby Dam and Cressbrook Dam which is located located downstream of Perseverance.Construction of this dam commenced in 1962 and was completed...
and Cressbrook Dam
Cressbrook Dam
Cressbrook Dam is one of the three water storages used to supply Toowoomba and the surrounding region. The dam was constructed in 1983 for the former Toowoomba City Council, now part of Toowoomba Regional Council...
.
In July 2006, public outcry and a referendum with winning "No" vote rejected plans to place recycled water into Cooby Dam. In 2007, the idea was again resurrected when plans for an advanced water treatment
Water treatment
Water treatment describes those processes used to make water more acceptable for a desired end-use. These can include use as drinking water, industrial processes, medical and many other uses. The goal of all water treatment process is to remove existing contaminants in the water, or reduce the...
plant to be built near Cooby Dam by the Toowoomba City Council
City of Toowoomba
The City of Toowoomba was a Local Government Area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, encompassing the centre and inner suburbs of the regional city of Toowoomba...
were suggested. The trial would test the re-use of recycled water into Toowoomba's drinking water supply.
In 2008, an emergency bore
Water well
A water well is an excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving, boring or drilling to access groundwater in underground aquifers. The well water is drawn by an electric submersible pump, a trash pump, a vertical turbine pump, a handpump or a mechanical pump...
was used to extract water from the Great Artesian Basin
Great Artesian Basin
The Great Artesian Basin provides the only reliable source of freshwater through much of inland Australia. The basin is the largest and deepest artesian basin in the world, stretching over a total of , with temperatures measured ranging from 30°C to 100°C...
to supplement water supplies for the dam as drought conditions reduced supply to critical levels.