In the lead up to National Water Week 2025, Redland City Council is lifting the lid on the underground water cycle infrastructure that keeps our city flowing.
Redlands Coast’s water and wastewater network is a massive interconnection of mains, drains and pipes weaving their way under the city.
Council is responsible for receiving bulk water from Seqwater and delivering it to residents through its distribution network.
Last year, Council entity City Water delivered 14.38 gigalitres of drinking water, enough to fill 5750 Olympic swimming pools.
City Water’s potable water network connects 73,000 properties via 1325 km of reticulation pipes, all working 24/7 beneath your feet.
Every week, water is tested by an independent third-party National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) accredited laboratory to check it meets the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines.
There were no health breaches last financial year and none to date this financial year.
Seqwater conducts almost 400,000 quality tests a year to ensure drinking water supplies they distribute are safe across south-east Queensland.
Last year, City Water also treated 14.39 gigalitres of wastewater via 137 sewerage pump stations, through 1223 km of underground pipes to be safely processed through seven wastewater treatment plants.
That equates to a sewer pipeline about the same distance as driving from Redlands Coast to Canberra.
This year’s National Water Week will be held from 20 to 26 October and is an initiative of the Australian Water Association as a way of reminding everyone that water must be used wisely.
The week is a great time to appreciate the innovation and infrastructure that supports our sustainable future.
For more information, check out Council’s Drinking Water Service Annual Report, Council’s City Water webpage and Seqwater’s monthly water quality dashboard.
