LinkWater

Trading Name

Seqwater

JurisdictionSouth East Queensland, AustraliaMottoMoving water to where it's needed mostParent departmentDepartment of Energy and Water SupplyKey document

South East Queensland Water (Restructuring) Act 2007 (QLD)

LinkWater, the trading name of the Queensland Bulk Water Transport Authority, a former statutory authority of the Government of Queensland was in operation between 2008 and 2012. During this period, the authority was responsible for the management, operation and maintenance of potable bulk water pipelines and related infrastructure throughout South East Queensland, in Australia.

Activities and functions

Linkwater was established on 2 May 2008 and began operations on 1 July 2008.^[1] On the 31 December 2012 Linkwater ceased operations as it was merged into Seqwater.^[2]

In 2008-2009, LinkWater established operational control for 535 kilometres (332 mi) of potable bulk water pipelines and related infrastructure that forms the backbone of the SEQ Water Grid. This infrastructure is made up of existing assets acquired from councils under the South East Queensland Water (Restructuring) Act 2007 (QLD), three new reverse-flow pipelines constructed by LinkWater projects and two connected pipelines constructed by other alliances. In addition to bulk water pipelines, related infrastructure under LinkWater's control comprises 28 reservoirs/balance tanks, 22 pump stations and six water quality facilities. As the network controller, LinkWater moved on average 600 megalitres (130,000×10^³ imp gal; 160,000×10^³ US gal) of water per day across the SEQ Water Grid, to where it is needed most.

References

^ "LinkWater and LinkWater Projects". Department of the Premier and Cabinet. 16 January 2009. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
^ Vogler, Sarah (18 June 2013). "Bosses at defunct Linkwater received cash splash of more than $640,000 in termination payments". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 14 May 2014.

External links

Seqwater
SEQ Water Grid
WaterSecure
"South East Queensland Water Strategy" (PDF). Queensland Water Commission (PDF). The State of Queensland. 2010. ISSN 1836-5051. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.

Water supply in Queensland, Australia

Dams and reservoirs by region

South East Queensland	Atkinson Baroon Pocket Biggera Creek Bill Gunn Bromelton Cedar Grove Weir Lake Clarendon Enoggera Ewen Maddock Gold Creek Hinze Lake Manchester Leslie Harrison Little Nerang Maroon Moogerah Mount Crosby Weir North Pine Poona Sideling Creek Six Mile Creek Somerset Splityard Creek Wappa Wivenhoe Wyaralong
Darling Downs	Connolly Cooby Coolmunda Cressbrook Glenlyon Leslie Perseverance
South West Queensland	E.J. Beardmore Neil Turner Weir
Wide Bay–Burnett	Ben Anderson Barrage Bjelke-Petersen Boobir Boondooma Borumba Cania Cedar Pocket Cooloolabin Fred Haigh Gordonbrook Lake Gregory Lenthalls McCauley Weir Meandu Creek Paradise Placer Wuruma
Central Queensland	Lake Awoonga Burton Gorge Callide Fairbairn Fitzroy River Barrage Kroombit Middle Creek Number 7 Teemburra Theresa Creek
North Queensland	Bamboo Burdekin Falls Eungella Gattonvale Offstream Storage Kinchant Paluma Peter Faust Ross River Solomon Teviot Creek
Far North Queensland	Copperlode Falls Ibis Irvinebank Koombooloomba Return Creek Southedge Stannary Hills Lake Tinaroo Wild River
North West Queensland	Lake Belmore Corella East Leichhardt Lake Julius Kidston Lake Moondarra Rifle Creek
Historical	Nindooinbah Tallebudgera Creek

Water resource management by function

Companies and government agencies	Gold Coast Water Queensland Urban Utilities seqwater SunWater WaterSecure
Other sources / facilities	Bradfield Scheme Bundaberg Irrigation Scheme Gold Coast Desalination Plant Mount Crosby Pumping Station SEQ Water Grid Toowoomba Water Futures referendum, 2006 Western Corridor Recycled Water Scheme
Regulators	Department of Energy and Water Supply
Historical	Brisbane Water LinkWater Queensland Water Commission SEQ Water Grid Manager