Deputations and public questions to council, each opening on what council's minutes record of it.
2024-09-19
Public question
Ordinary Meeting
Sue Agnew
Heard at the meeting. Council's recording has these questions from 1:09:25; our transcript is below.
▶ Hear it — council's recording, from 1:09:25
The feed timestamps the whole public question block rather than each speaker, so this starts at the top of that block.
What the minutes record
Question 1
What exactly is being filtered out of the water in filtered water bottle filling stations in Noosa Shire and where does the (unfiltered) water come from?
Response from Shaun Walsh, Director Infrastructure
The filters installed on all of Council’s Bottle Filling stations are fitted with 5-micron Carbon Block filters which treat turbidity, particulate reduction and assists in reducing cloudiness. Turbidity, particulate and cloudiness can be caused by traces of gravel/sand or dirt which remain in pipes following routine repairs or treatment by water service agencies. The 5-micron filters will capture most of these contaminants. The filters are also installed to assist in improving taste and odours and will decrease chlorine compounds added by water service agencies. However, it will not totally eradicate the Chlorine in the treated water system. Water supplied to Noosa Council's Bottle filling stations is from the potable water system provided by water utility agencies. The water is treated at the water utility “SEQ Water” treatment plants prior to being dispatched and supplied to the assets via the water utility “Unity Water” piped system. More information about these water utilities and their treatment and distribution systems and networks is available via their websites.
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Transcript of the recording
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1:09:25 Mayor Wilkie: The first is from Sue Agnew. Sue would you like to come up to the lectern to read your question please and the response will be provided by Shaun Walsh, LU, structure will be read by Ult yes.
1:09:39 Speaker 2: Thank you good morning. If I might just provide my very big background, particularly in my questions context at the [1 seconds the machine transcription could not make out; listen from 1:09:48] Thank you so much. So Mr. Shire Council provides filtered water bought from filling stations at various locations across the Shire to provide residents and visitors with clean, pure, and clean drinking water that's safe and healthy to drink. These dispensers also encourage the use of reusable drink bottles to reduce their plastic waste. So it would be reasonable to assume that these dispensers contain some form of filter or filtration system that removes impurities and contaminants from the water. Common contaminants people may typically want to filter out might include chemicals such as chlorine, sediments, handy metals, and microorganisms. So my question is what exactly is being filtered out of the water in these filtered water bought from filling stations in the Shire? And where does the unsorted water originate from?
1:10:35 Mayor Wilkie: Thank you, Sue. Thank you, Sue. That's a great question.
1:10:42 Speaker 12: The filters installed on all of Council's water filling stations are fitted with a 5 micron carbon block filter which treats turbidity, particulate reduction, and assists in reducing cloudiness. Turbidity, particulate, and cloudiness can be caused by traces of gravel, sand, or dirt which remain as pipes following routine repairs or treatment by water services agencies. The 5 micron filters will capture most of these contaminants. The filters are also installed to assist in improving taste and odours and will decrease chlorine compounds added by water service agencies. However, it will not totally eradicate the chlorine in the treated water system. Water supplied by Noosa Council's otter bottle filling stations is from the potable water system provided by water utility agencies. The water is treated by the water utility, SEQ Water, treatment plants prior to being dispatched and supplied to the assets by our water utility. More information about these water utilities and their treatment and distribution systems and networks is available via their websites.
1:11:54 Mayor Wilkie: Thank you. Thank you, Sue.
Others who spoke that day