2

11%

10%

4%

2%2%

5%

67%

Agriculture

Household

Water supply, sewerage and drainageservices

Manufacturing

Mining

Electricity and gas

Other industries

Source: ABS 2006

Total average annual water consumptionis about 4,500 GL/a

to ensurecommercialviability of

water serviceprovision

to define‘product’ and

‘price’

to definerelationshipbetween dam

owner,customer/water

user and regulator

PricingReform

EntitlementsReform

InstitutionalReform

Planning Reform

to ensure certainty, security,transparency and confidence onplanning outcomes/processes

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

(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 andnurseries

(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

(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