6 June, 2018 16:15
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Queensland Urban Utilities is cleaning up sewage which has entered a waterway near Waite Street, in Ipswich.

The incident occurred during clean-up activities for a sewage overflow which impacted Deebing Creek on Monday.

We understand sewage entered the waterway via the stormwater network and we are investigating how this occurred.

We have reported the incident to the Department of Environment and Science and Ipswich City Council.

Our environment team is on site to guide clean-up activities and undertake water quality sampling.

Crews are working as quickly as possible to clean up the area, which includes vacuum pumping the waterway.

We are also continuing clean-up activities at Deebing Creek and are monitoring water quality.

Signage has been erected to advise local residents to stay away from the impacted area.

The original sewage overflow occurred following a blockage at our sewerage pump station at Lobley Street which we believe was caused by a large amount of fat in the sewer network.

About Queensland Urban Utilities
Established on July 1, 2010, Queensland Urban Utilities is one of the largest water distributor-retailers in Australia, providing water and sewerage services to more than 1.4 million residents across Brisbane, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim and Somerset local authority areas. We are upgrading and improving the reliability of our infrastructure by investing $2.76 billion in a 10-year capital works program. Our service territory covers 14,384 square kilometres and we employ around 1,100 people.