Crows Nest & Highfields water supplies

Crows Nest's and Highfield's water supply consists of six water supply schemes which are all serviced with water supplied by the Toowoomba Bulk Water Supply of Cressbrook and Perseverance Dams. Water is supplied to the communities of Blue Mountain Heights, Highfields, Hampton, Crows Nest and Perseverance.

Crows Nest and Highfields provide water services to a population of around 10,500 through almost 4000 connections.

From 11 December 2010, Permanent Conservation Measures water restrictions with a target of 200 litres of water per person per day were introduced for all residences and businesses connected to the Toowoomba Bulk Water Supply and to the town water supplies within the Crows Nest Service area.

Treatment plants

The Crows Nest water treatment plant is a rapid sand filtration system which was completed in 1998. The plant was later improved to treat water affected by blue green algae using a Granulated Activated Carbon (GAC) filter. The Hampton water treatment plant was completed in 2004.

The Highfields water treatment plant will be decommissioned by end of 2012. The Highfields area with its expanding population will then be supplied with high quality treated water by a direct pipeline from Mt Kynoch Water Treatment Plant..