12 December 2019
Council reported the theft of 25,000 litres of drinking water to police yesterday, ahead of implementing Level 2 water restrictions across the shire tomorrow.
The water theft occurred on Monday 9 December between 8pm and 9pm, when a tanker accompanied by a utility drove into Murwillumbah and helped themselves.
CCTV footage clearly shows the heist and identifies the vehicles and this has been provided to Police as evidence.
Tweed Shire Council General Manager Troy Green said the operators of the commercial truck and utility could expect a knock on the door from police.
“The theft of a very large volume of drinking water is a criminal act and we will be seeking to prosecute the offenders,” said Mr Green.
“The Tweed goes on to Level 2 restrictions from tomorrow when we will be asking every resident to save 50 litres of water every day, so we certainly will not tolerate any theft of this precious resource.’’
For more information about the Tweed’s water restrictions visit www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/SaveWaterNow