Water Supply Requirements in the North and South Burnett
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Water supply requirements in the North and South Burnett Strategic business case April 2020 N499 Water supply requirements in the North and South Burnett Project No: IS310200 Document Title: Strategic Business Case Document No.: 1 Revision: B Document Status: Final Date: 15 April 2020 Client Name: DNRME Client No: Project Manager: Matthew Bradbury Author: Angus MacDonald, Duncan Maclaine, Cameron Smith, Chris Hewitt and Tom Vanderbyl File Name: v40 - FINAL North and South Burnett Strategic Business Case - 15 April 2020 Jacobs Australia Pty Limited 32 Cordelia Street PO Box 3848 South Brisbane QLD 4101 Australia T +61 7 3026 7100 F +61 7 3026 7300 www.jacobs.com © Copyright 2019 Jacobs Australia Pty Limited. The concepts and information contained in this document are the property of Jacobs. Use or copying of this document in whole or in part without the written permission of Jacobs constitutes an infringement of copyright. 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Document history and status Revision Date Description Authors Reviewers Approved 1A 1 March Draft Cameron Smith, Chris Hewitt, Duncan Maclaine, Matt Bradbury and Angus Matt 2020 Sebastian Vanderzeil and Tom Vanderbyl MacDonald Bradbury 1B 15 April Final Cameron Smith, Chris Hewitt, Duncan Maclaine, Matt Bradbury and Angus Matt 2020 Sebastian Vanderzeil and Tom Vanderbyl MacDonald Bradbury i Contents Glossary ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Executive summary ...................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Conclusion and recommendation ............................................................................................................................................. 9 1. Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................... 11 2. Service need and problem identification ................................................................................................................ 12 2.1 Study area issues and opportunities ....................................................................................................................................... 12 2.2 Review of previous studies .......................................................................................................................................................... 49 2.3 Stakeholder engagement ............................................................................................................................................................ 52 2.4 Service need confirmation - Investment Logic Mapping ................................................................................................ 53 3. Benefits Sought ............................................................................................................................................................. 58 3.1 Benefits Sought ............................................................................................................................................................................... 58 4. Risk ................................................................................................................................................................................... 62 4.1 Approach ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 62 4.2 Identifying process risks ............................................................................................................................................................... 62 4.3 Identifying proposal risks ............................................................................................................................................................ 63 5. Stakeholders .................................................................................................................................................................. 64 5.1 Process ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 64 5.2 Key project stakeholders .............................................................................................................................................................. 64 5.3 Engagement mechanism ............................................................................................................................................................. 66 5.4 Stakeholder engagement register ........................................................................................................................................... 67 6. Strategic responses ...................................................................................................................................................... 68 6.1 Identifying strategic responses ................................................................................................................................................. 68 6.2 Conclusion ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 70 7. Potential initiatives ...................................................................................................................................................... 71 7.1 Criteria for success and relative importance ........................................................................................................................ 71 7.2 Initiatives that were identified.................................................................................................................................................... 71 7.3 Alignment to the State Infrastructure Plan .......................................................................................................................... 80 8. Options generation ....................................................................................................................................................... 81 9. Strategic focus ............................................................................................................................................................... 94 9.1 Future Activities ............................................................................................................................................................................... 94 9.2 Governance ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 95 10. Assurance ........................................................................................................................................................................ 96 11. Conclusion and recommendation ............................................................................................................................. 97 Summary of previous studies Current and future water availability Risk register Stakeholder engagement plan and register ii Glossary AA Announced Allocation BIEDO Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation BIA Bundaberg Irrigation Area BRC Bundaberg Regional Council BRI Boyne River Irrigators BRIA Boyne River Irrigation Area BRIAC Boyne River Irrigator Advisory Committee BWSS Bundaberg Water Supply Scheme EIS Environmental Impact Statement IAC (Sunwater) Irrigation Advisory Committees IWSC Irrigation and Water Supply Commission PHES Pumped Hydro Energy Storage KSC Kingaroy Shire Council LGAQ Local Government Association of Queensland NBRC North Burnett Regional Council NSC Nanango Shire Council NSP Network Service Plan NWIDF National Water Infrastructure Fund QBWOS Queensland Bulk Water Opportunities Statement QEGB Queensland Electricity Generation Board RECE Rural Economies Centre of Excellence RoR Rate of Return SANBAS South and North Burnett Regional Agricultural Sub-Region SWASB Sustainable Water Alternatives for the South Burnett Group TPS Tarong Power Station WBBR Wide Bay Burnett Region WBBROC Wide Bay Burnett Region Organisation of Councils 1 Executive summary There is a real and present need to improve the reliability and security of water in the North and South Burnett region to strengthen and expand agricultural and industrial activity as well as ensure water security for urban users. These improvements have the ability to generate material benefits for the economic and social lives of present and future residents in the region and the State of Queensland. The specific benefits of these improvements to reliability and security include: ▪ Sustained increases in agricultural production ▪ Growth of agricultural exports for a wide range of high value