Bundaberg Water Supply Scheme Resource Operations Licence
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Resource Operations Licence Water Act 2000 Name of licence Bundaberg Water Supply Scheme Resource Operations Licence Holder Sunwater Limited Water plan The licence relates to the Water Plan (Burnett Basin) 2014. Water infrastructure The water infrastructure to which the licence relates is detailed in attachment 1. Authority to interfere with the flow of water The licence holder is authorised to interfere with the flow of water to the extent necessary to operate the water infrastructure to which the licence relates. Authority to use watercourses to distribute water The licence holder is authorised to use the following watercourses for the distribution of supplemented water, including sections of tributaries where supplemented water is accessible— (a) the part of the Kolan River extending from the Kolan Barrage at AMTD 14.7km upstream to the ponded limits of Fred Haigh Dam at AMTD 116km; (b) the part of the Burnett River extending from the Ben Anderson Barrage at AMTD 25.9km to within the ponded area of Paradise Dam at AMTD 162.8km; (c) the part of Sheepstation Creek extending from the confluence of Sheepstation Creek and the Burnett River at AMTD 0.0km upstream to the Gin Gin Main Channel outlet at AMTD 8.6km; (d) the part of St Agnes Creek extending from the confluence of St Agnes Creek and the Burnett River at AMTD 0.0km upstream to the St Agnes main channel outfall into the St Agnes Creek crossing on Walla Road at AMTD 1.5km; (e) the part of Welcome Creek extending from the Welcome Creek Crossing on Gooburrum Road upstream to the Welcome Creek crossing on Tolls Road. Conditions 1. Requirement for operations manual 1.1. The licence holder must operate in accordance with an approved operations manual. 1.2. The approved operations manual must include— 1.2.1. operating rules for water infrastructure; 1.2.2. water sharing rules; and 1.2.3. seasonal water assignment rules. 2. Environmental management rules 2.1. The licence holder must comply with the requirements as detailed in attachment 2. W2T007-v5 © The State of Queensland, Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy, 2020 Page 1 of 17 3. Metering 3.1. The licence holder must meter the taking of water under those water allocations and seasonal water assignments managed under this licence. 4. Monitoring and reporting requirements 4.1. The licence holder must carry out and report on the monitoring requirements as set out in attachment 3. 4.2. The licence holder must provide any monitoring data required under condition 4.1 to the chief executive within a stated time upon request. 4.3. The licence holder must ensure that the monitoring, including the measurement, collection, analysis and storage of data, is consistent with the Water Monitoring Data Collection Standards1. 4.4. The licence holder must ensure that the transfer of data and reporting are consistent with the Water Monitoring Data Reporting Standards2. 5. Other conditions 5.1. The operating and supply arrangements, and the monitoring required under this licence, do not apply in situations where implementing the rules or meeting the requirements would be unsafe to a person or persons. In these circumstances, the licence holder must comply with the reporting requirements for operational or emergency prescribed in attachment 3. Commencement of licence The licence took effect on 13 July 2006. Granted on 13 July 2006 Amended under section 1259 of the Water Act 2000 on 25 February 2020 David Wiskar Executive Director, Water Policy 1 The Water Monitoring Data Collection Standards can be accessed online at: <www.business.qld.gov.au> or inspected at any of the department’s offices. 2 The Water Monitoring Data Reporting Standards can be accessed online at: <www.business.qld.gov.au> or inspected at any of the department’s offices. W2T007-v5 © The State of Queensland, Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy, 2019 Page 2 of 17 Attachment 1 Infrastructure details for Bundaberg Water Supply Scheme Table 1 – Fred Haigh Dam—Kolan River AMTD 76.4 km Description of water infrastructure Main embankment Earth and rock fill dam Full supply level EL 75.56m AHD Saddle dam(s) Nil Fabridams Nil Gates Nil Storage volume and surface area Full supply volume 562 000 ML Dead storage volume 4390 ML Surface area/elevation and Drawing no: A3-208867 storage volume/ elevation relationship Spillway arrangement Description of works Reinforced concrete crest and chute Spillway level EL 75.56 m AHD. Spillway width 47.24 m Discharge characteristics Drawing no: HYDSYS Rating Curve #82 for GS 135009A River inlet/outlet works Description of works River outlet – A single 1066mm MS pipe with a bellmouth centreline EL 36.08 m AHD coming from the plug in the diversion tunnel. This pipe separates into two 915 mm MS pipes at the reinforced concrete valve house. The right-hand pipe (looking downstream) has a 305 mm offtake. Each of the 915 mm pipes has a butterfly valve and a 760 mm discharge regulator. The 305 mm pipe has a gate valve and a 305 mm discharge regulator. Multilevel inlet Single level inlet – Rectangular reinforced concrete inlet tower. Two RC slotted inlets for a 4.57 m diameter reinforced concrete diversion tunnel to outlet pipes at the valve and inlet pipe for the pump station. Two inlets 9.14 m high × 1.98 m wide on the upstream face with a sill EL 42.64 m AHD with two 1.3 m high × 2.36 m wide slotted openings on each side. Cease to flow level Sill of outlet tower is at EL 42.64 m AHD. Invert of diversion tunnel is EL 33.54 m AHD. Discharge characteristics The estimated maximum discharge capacity of the river outlet is 1 600 ML/day. Fish transfer system Description of works Nil W2T007-v5 © The State of Queensland, Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy, 2019 Page 3 of 17 Table 2 – Bucca Weir—Kolan River AMTD 38 km Description of water infrastructure Main embankment Roller compacted concrete Full supply level EL 16.2 m AHD Saddle dam(s) Nil Fabridams Nil Gates Nil Storage volume and surface area Full supply volume 11 600 ML Dead storage volume 930 ML Surface area/elevation and Drawing no: A3-209007 storage volume/ elevation relationship Spillway arrangement Description of works 130.8 m central section with embankments on either side Spillway level EL 16.2 m AHD Spillway width 130.8 m Discharge characteristics Drawing no: HYDSYS rating curve #1 for GS 135008A River inlet/outlet works Description of works Reinforced concrete outlet box with a floor EL 4.45 m AHD and a sill of EL 5.3 m AHD. Multi-level inlet Three 2.25 m wide × 1.04 m high openings at each of three different levels on both left bank and right bank sides of the outlet structure. Cease to flow level Outlet works: Sill EL 5.3 m AHD, Sill EL 8.96 m AHD, Sill EL 11.96 m AHD, and Sill EL 14.96 m AHD. Discharge characteristics Estimated maximum discharge capacity of outlet 1791 ML/day Fish transfer system Description of works Nil W2T007-v5 © The State of Queensland, Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy, 2019 Page 4 of 17 Table 3 – Kolan Barrage—Kolan River AMTD 14.7 km Description of water infrastructure Main embankment Tidal barrage Full supply level EL 2.32 m AHD Saddle dam(s) Nil Fabridams Nil Gates Nil Storage volume and surface area Full supply volume 4020 ML Dead storage volume 1630 ML Surface area/elevation Drawing no: A3-216333 and storage volume/ elevation relationship Spillway arrangement Description of works Central section with embankments on either side Spillway level EL 2.32 m AHD Spillway width Approximately 305 m Discharge characteristics Drawing no: HYDSYS Rating Curve #90 for GS 135010A River inlet/outlet works Description of works No inlet works. Fish ladder operation only Multi-level inlet Nil Cease to flow level Nil Discharge characteristics No outlet. Pump down to EL 0.89 m AHD Fish transfer system Description of works Vertical slot fish ladder W2T007-v5 © The State of Queensland, Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy, 2019 Page 5 of 17 Table 4 – Paradise Dam—Burnett River AMTD 131.4 km Description of water infrastructure Main embankment Roller Compacted Concrete Gravity Dam Full supply level EL 67.6 m AHD Saddle dam(s) Nil Fabridams Nil Gates Nil Storage volume and surface area Full supply volume 300 000 ML Dead storage volume 13 390 ML Surface area/elevation Drawing no: 219168 and storage volume/ elevation relationship Spillway arrangement Description of works Straight approach channel to a mass concrete ogee crest Spillway level EL 67.6 m AHD Spillway width Primary: 315 m Secondary: 485 m Discharge characteristics Drawing no: 245836-A River inlet/outlet works Description of works River Inlet/Outlet: A multilevel intake tower. Gates for environmental releases Multi-level inlet Shutters to allow variable level releases between FSL and EL 42 m AHD Cease to flow level River Outlet: EL 42 m AHD Discharge characteristics The estimated maximum discharge capacity of the outlets: Environmental flow outlet is 23 300 ML/day at EL 68 m AHD. Irrigation outlet is 1550 ML/day at EL 46 m AHD. Fish transfer system Description of works Fish lift for upstream movement Fish lock for downstream movement W2T007-v5 © The State of Queensland, Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy, 2019 Page 6 of 17 Table 5 – Ned Churchward Weir—Burnett River AMTD 74.5 km Description of water infrastructure Main embankment Weir Full supply level EL 19 m AHD Saddle dam(s) One ancillary weir Fabridams Nil Gates Nil Storage volume and surface area Full supply volume 29 500 ML Dead storage volume 2600 ML Surface area/elevation Drawing no: 106904 and storage volume/ elevation relationship Spillway arrangement Description of works Full width weir mass concrete with crest EL 19 m AHD Spillway level Crest EL 19 m AHD Spillway width 185.3 m Discharge characteristics Drawing no: HYDSYS Rating Curve #90 for GS 136023A River inlet/outlet works Description of works Outlet works: Two outlet conduits 6 500 mm long × 5 000 mm wide × 3 900 mm high.