QCA Irrigation Price Review 2025-29

Seqwater is developing a proposal for each water supply scheme (except Central Brisbane) to submit to the Queensland Competition Authority by the 30 November 2023. The proposal with inform prices for 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2029.

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Overview

Seqwater provides irrigation services across nine price-regulated water supply schemes areas in Southeast Queensland: seven bulk water supply schemes and two distribution schemes.

We are required to submit a pricing proposal for each scheme (excluding Central Brisbane WSS) by the 30 November 2023 to the QCA for their review. The proposals represent a holistic view of Seqwater’s proposed services, expenditure levels and irrigation prices for each tariff groups in all schemes as per the Referral Notice.

More about the QCA's irrigation price investigation

Engagement

Seqwater is committed to proactive, collaborative ongoing engagement with our customers, keeping a strong focus on what is important to our customers and acknowledge the feedback we have received over the past few years.

Our customer engagement plan will consist of three phases, as part of this we will be holding customer forums, customer reference group meetings, publishing project material online and emailing communications direct to customers.

Cedar Pocket Water Supply Scheme

The Cedar Pocket Water Supply Scheme is located east of Gympie, along a 10 kilometre section of Deep Creek from which irrigators draw water directly.

Presentations:
Proposed draft pricing 2023-29 forum 21 September 2023

Meeting summaries:
Annual customer forum summary 21 September 2023
CRG meeting summary 21 September 2023
CRG meeting summary 16 May 2023

Central Lockyer Water Supply Scheme

Located east of Gatton, the Central Lockyer Water Supply Scheme is supplied by Clarendon and Bill Gunn dams.

Presentations:
Proposed draft pricing 2023-29 forum 24 October 2023

Meeting summaries:
Annual customer forum summary 24 October 2023
CRG meeting summary 13 September 2023
CRG meeting summary 2 May 2023

Logan River Water Supply Scheme

The Logan River Water Supply Scheme is located in the Logan River Basin and stretches along a 101 km length of the Logan River and along 30 kilometres of Burnett Creek.

Presentations:
Proposed draft pricing 2023-29 forum 12 October 2023

Meeting summaries:
Annual customer forum summary 12 October 2023
CRG meeting summary 14 November 2023
CRG meeting summary 12 September 2023
CRG meeting summary 9 May 2023

Lower Lockyer Water Supply Scheme

The Lower Lockyer Water Supply Scheme is located west of Lowood and was designed only to supply water for irrigation.

Presentations:
Proposed draft pricing 2023-29 forum 10 October 2023

Meeting summaries:
Annual customer forum summary 10 October 2023
CRG meeting summary 13 September 2023
CRG meeting summary 2 May 2023

Mary Valley Water Supply Scheme

The Mary Valley Water Scheme includes a ponded area of Borumba Dam and stretches downstream along Yabba Creek for 31 kilometres, then downstream along the Mary River for a further 142 kilometres to the end of the scheme west of Tiaro.

Presentations:
Proposed draft pricing 2023-29 forum 3 October 2023

Meeting summaries:
Annual customer forum summary 3 October 2023
CRG meeting summary 14 November 2023
CRG meeting summary 21 September 2023
CRG meeting summary 16 May 2023