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INSET A y o Bro n ck o d y Scale 1:2,750,000 Scale 1:1,000,000 k T s at R C ive e r R r r AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY e ive T e r u iv e ll r k y R e t v R d i Ck iv TULLY r R d e!r a d h d h l u Le ic a R g E JULIUS u in D a s DAM (2) l # GEORGETOWN e M i olo ! g ng h NORTH WEST QLD PIPELINE lo R CANBERRA R iver ! iv r e Paroo Ck e # r iv R y r INGHAM r SCRIVENER u ERNEST QUEANBEYAN ! c M ! n ur DAM (2) JULIUS DAM WSS lo HENRY ru C m MINE bi dg ee CLONCURRY PIPELINE R iv MT ISA e ! CLONCURRY ! r B Riv Q urdekin er u e a Gil bert r n R e ! b iv TOWNSVILLE (5) e i R v ver y e Ross River Dam i e rk a r a R n Cl # R (Not operated by Sunwater from 1 July 2019) y iv b e Giru Weir r # n er e ry Riv # ! AYR g Gre go Val Bird Weir ud iver G ll R e w ! ta CLARE (41) S # Clare Weir !BOWEN ! SCALE 1:4,000,000 (Before Reduction A3) CHARTERS TOWERS ! MILLAROO / DALBEG (4) o B gie PROSERPINE RIVER WSS Ri 025 50 100 150 200 250 BURDEKIN HAUGHTON WSS ver PETER FAUST DAM (2) km Blue Valley Weir # # COLLINSVILLE ! Gorge PROSERPINE # B PIPELINE o Weir w ! Warrigal Ck e COLLINSVILLE (8) Fli n nd # LEGEND er C R s a ive BOWEN BROKEN RIVERS WSS Ri p BURDEKIN r # # veHUGHENDENr e Sunwater barrage ! R FALLS Bowen River Weir Gattonvale ive KINCHANT PIONEER RIVER WSS # r DAM (2) Offstream Sunwater weir DAM (2) Marian BURDEKIN Storage Dumbleton Weir # Sunwater dam Amelia Ck Mirani Weir Weir MORANBAH # ! EUNGELLA # MACKAY # Sunwater operated dam PIPELINE DAM (2) ! Teemburra ETON (11) Major river Dam r ! SARINA e iv ETON WSS Sunwater owned pipeline r FOR DETAILS OF R S e o uttor iv d R EUNGELLA Sunwater regulated stream n JULIUS DAM WSS a ! ly WATER NEBO SEE INSET A e Sunwater channel system B PIPELINE EUNGELLA WATER BRISBANE Sunwater head office ! PIPELINE EASTERN MORANBAH (11) EXTENSION CLARE (41) Sunwater regional office (staff no.) STANWELL (2) Sunwater depot (staff no.) ST LAWRENCE ! CANIA DAM (2) Sunwater dam/depot (staff no.) EUNGELLA WATER PIPELINE SOUTHERN EXTENSION MUTTABURRA ! ! DYSART I sa ac D R a i rr CLERMONT R ve MARLBOROUGH R ! op r ! iv er e C r k LOWER FITZROY WSS !ARAMAC #Tartrus Weir CAPELLA Bingegang Weir# Eden Bann Weir # !YEPPOON NOGOA MACKENZIE WSS r Bedford Weir e STANWELL ROCKHAMPTON iv LONGREACH # ! n R ! PIPELINE so ILFRACOMBE BLACKWATER ! om BARCALDINE EMERALD! Th !er # PIPELINE STANWELL (2) R iv FAIRBAIRN DAM (5) ! e ! # Selma Weir BLACKWATER c ALPHA DUARINGA li ! A !GLADSTONE CALLIOPE !SPRINGSURE CALLIDE VALLEY WSS AWOONGA-CALLIDE er Neville Hewitt Weir# o Riv ISISFORD r PIPELINE ! AGNES WATERS co ! Rive Stag Ck Weir ar a # B o # STAG CREEK ! MIRIAM VALE BLACKALL g Callide Weir ! o ROLLESTON ! PIPELINE N ! BILOELA (13) Callide Kroombit Dam # Dam THREE MOON CREEK WSS Moura Weir # Moura # r Kolan Barrage e CANIA DAM (1) C Offstream v # i DAWSON VALLEY WSS Bucca le R Storage er m Youlambie Weir TAMBO N iv t # MONTO Weir BUNDABERG (38) ive R e a Monto Weir #! # ! ! Riv o ti THEODORE (1) # # # e eg r m s FRED HAIGH r #! r e War o Ck # Bazley Weir Ben Anderson Barrage ver iv ! i C d R Theodore Weir Avis Weir DAM (1) r R # a e GIN GIN BUNDABERG WSS W l Mulgildie Weir r a v e i Ned Churchward v r i # e Orange Creek Weir # WURUMA DAM (2) R John Goleby Weir Weir ! CHILDERS HERVEY BAY M o # ! l Gyranda Weir g # EIDSVOLD # n Kirar Weir ! PARADISE DAM (1) a Bedurie Ck L Glebe Weir# Sandy Ck M UPPER BURNETT WSS ! BIGGENDEN ! a MUNDUBBERA #MARYBOROUGH (1) ra #! # n #! GAYNDAH Mary River Barrage o Daw ! Tinana Barrage a so n r TAROOM R Rive Jones Weir Claude Wharton Weir ! C iv TIARO a e r r ADAVALE n BOYNE RIVER & TARONG WSS BARKER e ! n iv o BARAMBAH MARY RIVER WSS R n WOLEEBEE CREEK TO o C WSS o k GLEBE WEIR PIPELINE l P l a u r BOONDOOMA DAM (3)# o B Silverleaf Weir GYMPIE o # ! R MURGON M i ! a v # Joe Sippel Weir r e MARANOA RIVER WSS # y r BJELKE PETERSEN DAM (2) R NOOSA !CHARLEVILLE ! i MITCHELL v e #! TARONG PIPELINE KINGAROY r Neil Turner Weir ROMA ! QUILPIE YULEBA NAMBOUR ! ! ! MILES ! ! !NANANGO ! CHINCHILLA (6) k Chinchilla Weir C CALOUNDRA r # r ! ve CHINCHILLA WEIR WSS a Ri o y C e C o KILCOY o n ! Ck ! g Balonne i WARRA B o River am u r o d KENYA TO m is n on E b CABOOLTURE R C a ! i CHINCHILLA PIPELINE n v ! DALBY e er SURAT ! WYANDRA TARA R ! ESK ! i ! O ve a r k ey Ck ! BRISBANE Nangwee Weir TOOWOOMBA Cecil Plains Weir ## ! ! Wando Weir GATTON ! # IPSWICH #Melrose! Weir er nie Riv Lemon Tree Weir # PITTSWORTH (2) CUNNAMULLA WSS Moo ! # Yarramalong Weir E J Beardmore Dam # MILLMERRAN THARGOMINDAH ! #Talgai Weir ! ! BEAUDESERT #! UPPER CONDAMINE WSS #! CUNNAMULLA Jack Taylor Weir ST GEORGE (2) BOONAH Allan Tannock Weir WARWICK LESLIE DAM (1) ! ST GEORGE WSS r River Wei INGLEWOOD Greenup Weir ! ## GOONDIWINDI (5) Whetstone Weir# ! # COOLMUNDA DAM (2) iver er a R iv Ben Dor Weir ! lgo n R STANTHORPE u wo C Briarie Ck ar B MACINTYRE BROOK WSS MUNGINDI FOR DETAILS OF SCRIVENER DAM HUNGERFORD HEBEL ! ! ! IN THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL # GLENLYON DAM (2) TERRITORY SEE INSET A r N r e o e v v i r i m R R a n y n d b n e COOKTOWN a n y ! H en R K iv e r SUNWATER / 2018-2019 ANNUAL REPORT P er almer R iv S a n d y Ck River St George MOSSMAN M ! i t chell R iver H MAREEBA DIMBULAH odgkin son WATER SUPPLY SCHEME (WSS) R iv er !CAIRNS Wal sh R iver Granite Creek Weir#! MAREEBA (20) M Bruce Weir # uldiva # Dulbil Weir C! Leafgold Weir# k # CHILLAGOE # TINAROO FA S DAM (2) Solanum Weir # ! Collins ATHERTON T ate R Rive e r Weir d R INNISFAIL INSET A INSET B R L o ! B iv y c roo Table of contents e n k r d y Scale 1:2,750,000 Scale 1:1,000,000 k T s at R C ive e r R r r AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY e ive T e r u iv e ll r k y R e t v R d i Ck iv TULLY r R d e!r a d h d h l u Le ic a R g E JULIUS u in D a s DAM (2) l # GEORGETOWN e M i olo ! g k ng h lo CANBERRA C NORTH WEST QLD PIPELINE R R o iver ! ro iv a r e P e # r iv 4 We are Sunwater R y r INGHAM r SCRIVENER u ERNEST QUEANBEYAN ! c M ! n ur DAM (2) JULIUS DAM WSS lo HENRY ru C m MINE bi dg 10 Our Performance ee CLONCURRY PIPELINE R iv MT ISA e ! CLONCURRY ! r B Riv Q urdekin er u e 14 High-Performance Culture a Gil bert r n R e b iv ! TOWNSVILLE (5) r e e i R v v y e Ross River Dam i e rk a r a R n Cl # R (Not operated by Sunwater from 1 July 2019) y iv b e Giru Weir r # n er e 16 A Sustainable Business ry Riv # ! AYR g Gre go Val Bird Weir ud iver G ll R e w ! ta CLARE (41) S # 20 Supportive Stakeholders Clare Weir !BOWEN ! SCALE 1:4,000,000 (Before Reduction A3) CHARTERS TOWERS ! MILLAROO / DALBEG (4) o B gie PROSERPINE RIVER WSS Ri 0 25 50 100 150 200 250 BURDEKIN HAUGHTON WSS ver 24 Commercially Focused Operations PETER FAUST DAM (2) km Blue Valley Weir # # COLLINSVILLE ! Gorge PROSERPINE # B PIPELINE Weir o w ! 27 Corporate Governance Wa e COLLINSVILLE (8) Fli rrigal C n nd k # LEGEND er C R s a ive BOWEN BROKEN RIVERS WSS Ri p BURDEKIN r # # veHr UGHENDEN e Sunwater barrage ! R FALLS Bowen River Weir Gattonvale ive KINCHANT PIONEER RIVER WSS # 41 Directors’ Report r DAM (2) Offstream Sunwater weir Ck DAM (2) Marian elia BURDEKIN Storage Dumbleton Weir # Sunwater dam Am Mirani Weir Weir MORANBAH # ! EUNGELLA # MACKAY # Sunwater operated dam PIPELINE DAM (2) ! 44 Auditor’s Independence Declaration Teemburra ETON (11) Major river Dam r ! SARINA e iv ETON WSS Sunwater owned pipeline r R S e o uttor iv 45 Financial Report d R EUNGELLA Sunwater regulated stream n a ! y WATER NEBO l e Sunwater channel system B PIPELINE EUNGELLA WATER BRISBANE Sunwater head office 95 Glossary ! PIPELINE EASTERN MORANBAH (11) EXTENSION CLARE (41) Sunwater regional office (staff no.) STANWELL (2) Sunwater depot (staff no.) ST LAWRENCE ! CANIA DAM (2) Sunwater dam/depot (staff no.) EUNGELLA WATER PIPELINE SOUTHERN EXTENSION MUTTABURRA ! ! DYSART I sa ac D R a i rr CLERMONT R ve MARLBOROUGH R ! op r ! iv er e C r k LOWER FITZROY WSS !ARAMAC #Tartrus Weir CAPELLA Bingegang Weir# Eden Bann Weir # !YEPPOON NOGOA MACKENZIE WSS r Bedford Weir e STANWELL ROCKHAMPTON iv LONGREACH # ! n R ! PIPELINE so ILFRACOMBE BLACKWATER ! om BARCALDINE EMERALD! Th !er # PIPELINE STANWELL (2) R iv FAIRBAIRN DAM (5) ! e ! # Selma Weir BLACKWATER c ALPHA DUARINGA li ! A !GLADSTONE CALLIOPE !SPRINGSURE About this report CALLIDE VALLEY WSS AWOONGA-CALLIDE er Neville Hewitt Weir# o Riv ISISFORD r PIPELINE ! AGNES WATERS co ! Rive Stag Ck Weir ar a # B o # STAG CREEK ! MIRIAM VALE BLACKALL g Callide Weir ! o ROLLESTON ! PIPELINE This annual report provides a review of Sunwater Limited’s financial and non-financial N ! BILOELA (13) Callide Kroombit Dam # Dam THREE MOON CREEK WSS Moura Weir # Moura # performance for the 12 months ended 30 June 2019.
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    SunWater Dams SunWater makes a significant contribution to the rural, industrial, energy, mining and urban development of Queensland by providing water solutions. Over the past 80 years, SunWater has designed and managed the construction of 30 of Queensland’s dams, 82 weirs and barrages, 39 reservoirs and balancing storages and rural and bulk water infrastructure systems. Currently, SunWater owns and manages 19 dams in Queensland and each dam has been strategically built in existing river, stream or creek locations to serve the needs of the region. A dam is a critical component of a water supply scheme which can be made up of weirs and barrages, pumping stations, pipelines and channels, and drains. The overall scheme is designed to supply water for various purposes including town water supply, irrigation, electricity production, industrial i.e. power stations, mines, stock and groundwater supply. Water Supply Scheme Pipeline Industrial & Mining Dam Drain Pumping Station Channel Legend Balancing Storage SunWater Infrastructure Purpose of Water Supply Weir Irrigation Town Barrage Water Supply Dam Types The type of dam is defined by how the dam wall was constructed. Depending on the surrounding environment, SunWater dams can be described as one or more Scheme of the following: Pipeline Cania Dam Boondooma Dam Wuruma Dam Paradise Dam Julius Dam EMBANKMENT CONCRETE FACED MASS CONCRETE ROLLER COMPACTED MULTIPLE ARCH Industrial & Mining ROCKFILL GRAVITY CONCRETE GRAVITY CONCRETE Constructed as an Constructed as an BUTTRESS embankment of well Constructed using a Constructed in horizontal embankment of compacted Constructed as concrete compacted clay (earthfill) some large volume of layers of dryer than normal free-draining granular earth horizontal arches supported with rock on the faces (rockfill).