{"id":306407,"date":"2021-09-27T17:43:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T07:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=306407"},"modified":"2021-09-27T20:20:29","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T10:20:29","slug":"council-picks-final-water-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2021\/09\/27\/council-picks-final-water-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Council Picks Final Water Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_303114\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-303114\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-303114\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210728boondooma1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210728boondooma1.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210728boondooma1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210728boondooma1-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210728boondooma1-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210728boondooma1-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20210728boondooma1-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-303114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The SBRC will commission the development of a 25-year plan about how to best use Tarong Power Station&#8217;s 29.9ML Boondooma Dam water allocation when the power station is decommissioned in 2037 (Photo: SBRC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>September 27, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>South Burnett Regional Council will spend $579,000 to advance six water projects across the region.<\/p>\n<p>The money will come from the Council&#8217;s remaining share of the $2 million Burnett Water Feasibility Study funded by the Federal Government, which began in December 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Five of the projects aim to improve water security and agricultural productivity in the region, while the sixth will develop a 25-year economic road map to address the closure of the Tarong power stations.<\/p>\n<p>Tarong has a 29,900ML high-priority water allocation from Boondooma Dam but its water requirements are expected to steadily reduce as Tarong moves towards closure in 2037.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The six projects are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Development of a 25-year economic road map addressing Tarong Power Station&#8217;s closure and water projects that can be pursued using Boondooma Dam water to maximise urban, commercial and irrigation benefits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Development of a business case examining Kingaroy water security and the conversion of Gordonbrook Dam from town water supply to irrigation use ($25m); this includes the construction of a 150ML off-stream storage facility at the Kingaroy water treatment plant ($5m), the upgrade of Gordonbrook Dam to government standards ($12m), and the construction of the Wooroolin water reservoir ($4m).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Barlil Weir demand assessment to determine its economic viability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Barambah West Weir hydrological assessment to determine the viability of building a 15m barrage on the Barker-Barambah system for reliable irrigation in the Moffatdale-Murgon area, followed by an economic assessment if the project passes hydrologic analysis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Blackbutt irrigation assessment to prepare a business case to develop new or augmented water infrastructure for Blackbutt irrigators<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A review of water-saving initiatives at Swickers &#8211; including the construction of a recycled water plant &#8211; in order to assist the company in securing funding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The six projects were unanimously approved for further study at the SBRC&#8217;s September meeting last Wednesday and announced by Mayor Brett Otto at a media conference on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The final reports are expected to be delivered in May 2022.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2021\/09\/21\/council-to-examine-weir-plan\/\">Council To Examine Weir Plan<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2021\/02\/24\/council-aims-to-empower-irrigators\/\">Council Aims To \u2018Empower\u2019 Irrigators<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2020\/12\/21\/barlil-weir-earns-phase-2-tick\/\">Barlil Weir Earns Phase 2 Tick<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2020\/10\/26\/parties-urged-to-match-weir-promise\/\">Parties Urged To Match 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