Toxic water turned off in Qld town RESIDENTS of a tiny Queensland town have had their contaminated water supply cut off because some people were drinking it. The water in the dam servicing the far north Queensland town of Irvinebank has long had high levels of arsenic, and other water quality issues. The town's 59 residents had a decades-old agreement with the Queensland government that they wouldn't drink or cook with the water. But a survey showed some were using it for drinking or cooking, Water Supply Minister Mark McArdle says. "In light of this information, my department has been directed to turn off the piped supply at the dam," he said in a statement. Water will trucked into the town, which is southwest of Cairns. The government is reviewing the future of the Ibis Dam.