New metres in Moreton Bay suburbs

Unitywater will replace more than 11,000 water meters this financial year - including some this month in three Moreton Bay region suburbs.

Since June 2024, 9292 water meters have been replaced across the City of Moreton Bay, the Sunshine Coast and Noosa.

In May some residents in Burpengary, Kallangur and Morayfield will get a new meter in a program that identifies and replaces meters nearing the end of their 10-15-year lifecycle.

“We’re investing $400 million over the next five years to renew and enhance our network and maintain service for customers,” Unitywater Executive Manager Sustainable Infrastructure Solutions Mike Basterfield said.

“One of the programs is our water meter replacement program, which ensures water meter readings and customer bills remain as accurate as possible.”

Mr Basterfield said meters were replaced for reasons such as age or heavy use from high volumes of water have flowed through them.

“Replacing a meter typically takes around 30 minutes to one hour so service interruptions are short and any residents having their meter replaced will receive a notification card in their letterbox at least 48 hours before the work,” he said.

“Our crews will also pop a card in the resident’s letterbox which records the water consumption measured by the old meter.

“We encourage our customers to keep this reading for reference and to cross check it when they receive their next Unitywater bill.”

For more details visit www.unitywater.com/maintenance-programs.