MEDIA RELEASE Mount Isa Water Board appoints Janice Wilson as Director The Mount Isa Water Board (MIWB) has appointed Janice Wilson as a Director, adding significant capability to the Board based on her extensive water industry and engineering experience. Ms Wilson’s background in hydrological engineering and wastewater treatment,...
Mount Isa Water Board thanks the community for their cooperation in heeding the message to spend the Easter long weekend at home. Last week MIWB advised the community of the partial closures in place on the R48 Reserve in line with the Queensland Government response to...
Mount Isa Water Board reminds the community that, in response to the Direction of the Chief Health Officer, there are partial closures in place at Lake Moondarra including closure of the boat ramps as has occurred at all other Queensland Government controlled dams. Marine Safety...
Mount Isa Water Board advises the community that, in response to National Cabinet decisions, there are partial closures in place at Lake Moondarra ‘Outback Park’, however Transport Bay picnic area and the dam lookout remain open to the public for day-use activities. MIWB last week advised...
Mount Isa Water Board is investing $2.8 million in the city’s future water supply by replacing 1.2 kilometres of the original Moondarra to Mount Isa pipeline. The 13 kilometre Lake Moondarra pipeline connects the pumping station at Clear Water Lagoon to the Mount Isa treatment facility...
Mount Isa Water Board thanks the community for their co-operation with the precautionary water conservation measures over the forthcoming weekend. “Overnight, an incident has damaged electrical infrastructure necessary for the filtration process” MIWB Chief Executive Stephen Farrelly said “there is sufficient water available for all essential...
Mount Isa Water Board will invest $4 million to install two new custom-built clean water tanks at the Mount Isa Terminal Reservoir site, helping to secure the town’s water supply for the next 50 years. The original tanks are over 60 years old, built in 1958...
Mount Isa Water Board is investing $3.6 million in the city’s future water supply, constructing a new electrical switchyard and high voltage infrastructure to replace the original that was constructed in 1958. The switchyard connects the electricity supply from MIM to the Water Board’s main pumping...
Mount Isa Water Board advises the community that there are partial closures in place at Lake Moondarra ‘Outback Park’ and the associated boat ramps, however Transport Bay picnic area and the dam lookout remain open to the public. While the dam presently remains below 90 per...
The Mount Isa Water Board is pleased to again sponsor the major prize of the 2018 Fishing Classic. 2018 sees a new format for the major prize following community feedback. “This year the major prize is a lucky nomination prize, which means one lucky participant is...