SEQ Water Grid
The South East Queensland Water Grid is an integrated water supply network including dams and storages, new water sources and more than 450 kilometres of pipeline. The grid allows water to be transported from areas of surplus to areas of need, ensuring SEQ communities always have a secure supply of water now and in the future.
The Water Grid includes four State Government authorities and three local council distribution entities. But how does it all work and who is responsible for what?
Seqwater manage the region’s dams and other natural storages, as well as the drinking water treatment plants.
WaterSecure is responsible creating new sources or pure water by managing and operating the Gold Coast Desalination Plant and the Western Corridor advanced water treatment plants.
Linkwater operate the major water distribution pipelines in SEQ, moving water from the drinking water treatment plants and desalination plant to local distribution networks, as well as moving water from areas of abundance to areas of need if necessary (e.g. moving water from the Hinze Dam to Brisbane).
The Water Grid Manager is responsible for managing supply and demand in the region and issues instructions to WaterSecure, Seqwater and Linkwater about how much water to produce, release and transport. WaterSecure and Seqwater sell all their water to the Grid Manager who then sells it to the distribution entities.
The three distribution entities are taking over the retail and distribution role that local councils previously held. Queensland Urban Utilities is responsible for
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