A new $2 million water treatment plant will be constructed in the Queensland town Linville to secure long-term water supply for the growing community.

The existing plant, which was constructed in 1970, was forced to close after the 2013 floods put the facility out of action.

Since then, Seqwater has supplied drinking water for Linville’s 400 or so residents by tanker from the nearby Kilcoy Water Treatment Plant.