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According to ABC News, Clermont residents have been urged to conserve water after both pumps at Theresa Creek Dam failed on Monday, triggering emergency restrictions that entered a second day on Wednesday.

Isaac Regional Council sent an emergency text alert on Tuesday afternoon. The dam supplies raw water to the central Queensland town, located 290 kilometres south-west of Mackay and 940 kilometres north-west of Brisbane. Council has replaced one pump and is carrying out short-term repairs on the other while divers investigate the cause of the failures.

Under the conservation order, residents can flush toilets, bathe, drink and cook, but outdoor water use is prohibited. A tanker at Isaac Regional Library has additional water available. Council staff are also refilling tanks and monitoring water quality, with the second pump to be fully replaced after supply returns to normal levels.

Residents had almost halved water consumption by Tuesday afternoon, with usage falling to 15.4 litres per second from nearly 30 litres per second on Monday afternoon. Council said storage levels rose by 15 per cent on Wednesday morning and another update was expected later in the day.

The pump failure is the latest water infrastructure issue in the Isaac region. Clermont faced restrictions last month after a treatment plant failure, while Carmila, Moranbah and St Lawrence have also experienced restrictions linked to separate problems. An independent audit into Clermont’s earlier incident made 26 recommendations, including reviewing the drinking water quality management plan and developing site-specific contingency plans.