Gladstone–Fitzroy Pipeline Project: Two Sources, One Scheme
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GLADSTONE AREA WATER BOARD Gladstone–Fitzroy Pipeline Project: Two sources, one scheme The Gladstone-Fitzroy • A geographically spread scheme reduces • Operational staff can be part-time at the both hydrology and asset risks (e.g. proposed Water Treatment Plant when Pipeline project drought, flood, fire, cyclone, earthquake, control and monitoring systems are will interconnect terrorism, mechanical failure, power loss, integrated, significantly reducing costs seamlessly with GAWB’s dam safety) and resourcing difficulties and improving workforce efficiency existing assets, with • With one scheme, smeared prices keep the region attractive for current and • Water quality will be comparable from either many efficiencies future users source and quality control, monitoring and notifications to maximise customers’ output flowing as a result • Tens of millions of dollars can be saved efficiency is possible in one scheme because a new Aldoga storage would need to be four times the size if there was no • Optimisation of the whole operations, under integrated backup from Lake Awoonga GAWB’s advanced commercial frameworks, will provide the best outcome for the region. Securing the Region’s Water Supply GAWB’s Strategic The Gladstone region has sufficient Having prepared for the Gladstone-Fitzroy Water Plan water for the next few years. However Pipeline in recent years – locating a preferred low inflows to Lake Awoonga after corridor, designing the pipeline and gaining GAWB’s 2004 Strategic Water Plan (SWP) 2003’s drought-breaking Cyclone Beni appropriate Government approvals – GAWB was a collaborative effort between GAWB, and strong industrial growth signalled is ready to commence construction of the government, industry and the community a need to pursue a second source of pipeline as soon as low water levels in Lake and set out GAWB’s strategic options to water to secure a reliable, long-term Awoonga or increased demand trigger the best meet the region’s water needs. water supply for the region. need to start construction. The plan considered all available water sources and analysed them in terms of cost, quality, environmental and social Central Queensland Regional impacts and reliability. Options such as water restrictions, recycling, new dams Water Supply Strategy and weirs, industrial cooling conversions and desalination were considered. The Central Queensland Regional A reservation of 30,000 ML per annum (ML/a) Water Supply Strategy (CQRWSS) from the Fitzroy River was made for GAWB Updated in 2013, the SWP concludes was initiated in response to prolonged in the CQRWSS, and is now formalised in the that, with recycling opportunities all severe drought in Central Queensland, Fitzroy Basin Resource Operations Plan. implemented in Gladstone and water being from which it became evident that A pipeline between Gladstone and the Fitzroy used efficiently since the last drought, a a regional, whole-of-government River was also part of the regional solution set pipeline supplying 30,000 ML/a from the approach was the most efficient way of out in the 50 year strategy. Fitzroy River is the preferred option. meeting water supply challenges. GAWB’s Drought Management Plan GAWB’s Drought Management Plan (DMP) Under a drought scenario, as the volume of explains how GAWB must assess possible water stored in Lake Awoonga falls below drought conditions, and when it must make certain levels the DMP requires that GAWB take notifications and take actions in response. defined actions up to and including construction of a second water source in accordance with GAWB’s Contingent Supply Strategy. 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