South East Queensland

                                                                                                   

14.6.5.4 Diversion of unregulated flows — urban holder

                             

Supporting information   


The table below shows the off-grid town diversions in each water resource plan (WRP) area within the South East Queensland (SEQ) region.

Off-grid town diversions from connected surface water store
Water Resource Plan (WRP) area Regional council Town Volume (ML)
Gold Coast Total Gold Coast WRP area 0
Logan Basin Scenic Rim Beaudesert 616
Canungra 90
Total Logan Basin WRP area 706
Moreton Somerset Kilcoy 538
Esk and Toogoolawah 215
Fernvale, Lowood and Minden 2,585
Linville 12
Toowoomba Yarraman 103
South Burnett Blackbutt and Benarkin 91
Total Moreton WRP area 3,544
Total SEQ region 4,250

 

Quantification approach   


Data source

  • Scenic Rim Regional Council
  • Somerset Regional Council
  • Toowoomba Regional Council
  • South Burnett Regional Council

 

Data provider

Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM).

 

Method

DERM obtained metered water treatment plant output and/or diversion data from the various regional councils within the SEQ region that supplied urban water to communities not connected to the Water Grid (off-grid townships).

 

Uncertainty

Derived from measured data. DERM reliability and accuracy rating is A2 (see glossary).

 

Approximations, assumptions, caveats and limitations

Some communities not connected to the Water Grid were not included. Communities with a population of less than 50 were not captured and reported. Off-grid communities within the Gold Coast WRP area were therefore not captured.

DERM has accepted these measured values from regional councils in good faith.