Cloncurry River Dam Detailed Business Case For Mount Isa Townsville Economic Zone Inc (MITEZ) 7 June 2019 Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community Cloncurry River Dam - Detailed Business Case Project No: IH128600 Document Title: Final Detailed Business Case Document No.: 1 Revision: c Date: 7 June 2019 Client Name: MITEZ Client No: Final Project Manager: Angus MacDonald Author: Jacobs Team File Name: C:\Users\SmithCS1\Dropbox\1. MITEZ - Cloncurry River Dam Feasibility Study\0. Final comments on draft DBC - DNRME & Client\DBC\v26 Final Cloncurry River Dam Detailed Business Case CLEAN - 7 June 2019.docx 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. 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Document history and status Revision Date Description By Review Approved 1a 13 Dec Draft Final Greg Stanford, Luke Curtain, Matt Bradbury, Kim Hoye, Angus Michelle 2018 Cameron Smith, Scott Abbey, Graeme Jardine, Anne MacDonald Watson Cormack, Andy Roberts, Leon Hellberg, Russell Paton, Sam Watt, Ryan Bannister and Adrian Volders 1b 20 Final DBC for Greg Stanford, Luke Curtain, Matt Bradbury, Kim Hoye, Angus Michelle February MITEZ Cameron Smith, Scott Abbey, Graeme Jardine, Anne MacDonald Watson 2019 Cormack, Andy Roberts, Leon Hellberg, Russell Paton, John Gosden, Sam Watt, Ryan Bannister and Adrian Volders 1c 28 Final DBC for Greg Stanford, Luke Curtain, Matt Bradbury, Kim Hoye, Angus Michelle February DNRME Cameron Smith, Scott Abbey, Graeme Jardine, Anne MacDonald Watson 2019 Cormack, Andy Roberts, Leon Hellberg, Russell Paton, John Gosden, Sam Watt, Ryan Bannister and Adrian Volders 1d 7 June Updated Final Cameron Smith, Scott Abbey, Leon Hellberg, Russell Paton Angus Michelle 2019 DBC for DNRME and Sam Watt MacDonald Watson i Contents 1. Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................. 2 2. Governance ................................................................................................................................................ 9 2.1 Key points .................................................................................................................................................... 9 2.2 Project governance .................................................................................................................................... 10 2.2.1 Project owner ............................................................................................................................................. 10 2.2.2 Project manager ........................................................................................................................................ 10 2.2.3 Project team .............................................................................................................................................. 10 2.2.4 Project review panel .................................................................................................................................. 11 2.2.5 Australian Government oversight of the DBC ........................................................................................... 11 2.2.6 Queensland Government oversight of the DBC ........................................................................................ 12 3. Risk management and stakeholder engagement methodology ......................................................... 13 3.1 Key points .................................................................................................................................................. 13 3.1.1 Risk management method ........................................................................................................................ 13 3.1.2 Risk identification ....................................................................................................................................... 14 3.1.3 Risk analysis and assessment .................................................................................................................. 14 3.1.4 Risk treatment ........................................................................................................................................... 16 3.2 Stakeholder engagement .......................................................................................................................... 17 3.2.1 Stakeholder engagement plan .................................................................................................................. 17 3.2.2 Summary of stakeholder engagement ...................................................................................................... 17 4. Review of preliminary business case .................................................................................................... 20 4.1 Key points .................................................................................................................................................. 20 4.1.1 Project location .......................................................................................................................................... 20 4.1.2 PBC methodology ...................................................................................................................................... 20 4.1.3 Existing and future demand for water ........................................................................................................ 21 4.1.4 Options to meet possible irrigation demand .............................................................................................. 21 4.1.5 PBC recommendations.............................................................................................................................. 26 4.2 Update of preliminary business case ........................................................................................................ 27 5. Current situation and base case ............................................................................................................ 28 5.1 Key points .................................................................................................................................................. 28 5.2 Assumptions .............................................................................................................................................. 28 5.3 Methodology .............................................................................................................................................. 29 5.4 Social and economic baseline ................................................................................................................... 29 5.4.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 29 5.4.2 Population .................................................................................................................................................. 30 5.4.3 Age ............................................................................................................................................................ 30 5.4.4 Indigenous population ............................................................................................................................... 31 5.4.5 Ethnicity and language .............................................................................................................................. 31 5.4.6 Religion ...................................................................................................................................................... 31 5.4.7 Families and housing................................................................................................................................. 32 5.4.8 Motor vehicles ........................................................................................................................................... 32 5.4.9 Internet access .......................................................................................................................................... 32 ii 5.4.10 Department of Social Services payments ................................................................................................. 32 5.4.11 Education ................................................................................................................................................... 32 5.4.12 Unemployment .......................................................................................................................................... 34 5.4.13 Employment ..............................................................................................................................................