6. 2

10. 5% Total average annual water consumption
2%
2% is about 4,500 GL/a
4%
10% Agriculture
Household
Water supply, sewerage and drainage
services
Manufacturing
11%
Mining
Electricity and gas
67%
Other industries
Source: ABS 2006

16. Institutional
to ensure Reform to define
commercial relationship
viability of between dam
water service Planning Reform owner,
provision customer/water
user and regulator
to ensure certainty, security,
transparency and confidence on
planning outcomes/processes
Pricing Entitlements
Reform Reform
to define
‘product’ and
‘price’

20. State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971
(SDPWO Act) –
Integrated Planning Act 1997
Environmental Protection Act 1994
South East Queensland Water (Restructuring) Act 2007 –
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

23. (1) Water Conservation Programs
• WaterWise Schools education program
• Home and Garden WaterWise Rebate Scheme (completed)
• Home WaterWise Service (completed)
• Business water efficiency program
• Target 140 residential campaign and other QWC restriction targets
(2) Rural Water Use Efficiency Initiative
• An industry + government partnership that supports irrigators to improve on-farm
water management practices and reduce their off-farm impacts
• Industries involved: sugar, fruit and vegetable, cotton and irrigated grains, dairy and
nurseries
(3) Great Artesian Basin Sustainability Initiative (C’th/State)
• Stabilise aquifer pressures and minimise wasted water resources in the Great
Artesian Basin, through control of discharge from uncontrolled bores.
• Replace open bore drains with piped water reticulation systems.
(4) Statewide Water Metering Program
• Fundamental element of water reform
• Up to date information, consistent standards, and new technologies

24. (1) Water Accounting
• Development of rigorous water accounting to support the water reform agenda, including informed
planning and management decisions
• Pilot project - Pioneer Valley catchment
(2) SEQ Urban Water Security Research Alliance
• A 5 year, $50 million alliance between Qld Government, CSIRO, UQ and GU
• Reliable, safe and innovative wastewater recycling, stormwater use and aquifer storage/use
(3) Queensland Climate Change Centre of Excellence
• Developing tools and approaches to enhance flexibility and adaptation
• Improving capacity to include climate change in our models
(4) Northern Australia Land & Water Assessment
• A Commonwealth project to support the Task Force that is examining potential sustainable
development of land and water resources in Northern Australia
(5) Other Alliances and Collaborations
• Centre of Excellence in Water Recycling (Brisbane), eWater Cooperative Research Centre (CRC),
CRC Irrigation Futures, CRC Cotton Catchment Communities, Singapore MoU