Gulf regional water assessment
The Gulf regional water assessment (RWA) has completed a service needs assessment identifying demand for water in the region over the next 30 years with input from stakeholder consultation.
The next step involves compiling detailed information of water supply options and conducting stakeholder and community consultation.
Status
Detailed analysis of water supply options to meet the identified service need is now underway.
Consultation
Stakeholder advisory group consultation included:
- AgForce Queensland Farmers Limited
- Burke Shire Council
- Carpentaria Shire Council
- Cloncurry Shire Council
- Cotton Australia
- Croydon Shire Council
- Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
- Etheridge Shire Council
- Flinders Shire Council
- Gulf Savannah Development
- Mareeba Shire Council
- McKinlay Shire Council
- Mount Isa City Council
- Mount Isa Mines
- Mount Isa to Townsville Economic Zone
- Mount Isa Water Board
- North West Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils
- Queensland Conservation Council
- Queensland Farmers Federation
- Queensland Resources Council
- Regional Development Australia (Townsville and North West Queensland)
- Regional Development Australia (Tropical North)
- Richmond Shire Council
- Sunwater.
Assessment area
View a map of the Gulf RWA area (PDF, 726KB).