Sunwater, the trading name of Sunwater Limited, is a
statutory
A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs the legal entities of a city, state, or country by way of consent. Typically, statutes command or prohibit something, or declare policy. Statutes are rules made by ...
Queensland Government
The Queensland Government is the democratic administrative authority of the Australian state of Queensland. The Government of Queensland, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy was formed in 1859 as prescribed in its Constitution, as amended f ...
-owned corporation that
supplies bulk water to over customers and water consultancy services to a range of institutional clients in the
Wide Bay–Burnett
Wide Bay–Burnett is a region of the Australian state of Queensland, located between north of the state capital, Brisbane. The area's population growth has exceeded the state average over the past 20 years, and it is forecast to grow to more ...
and
North West regions of
Queensland
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,
Australia.
Sunwater was established on 1 October 2000 pursuant to the and the
Function and activities
Sunwater is responsible for the operation and maintenance of 19 major
dams,
63
weir
A weir or low head dam is a barrier across the width of a river that alters the flow characteristics of water and usually results in a change in the height of the river level. Weirs are also used to control the flow of water for outlets of l ...
s,
80 major
pumping station
Pumping stations, also called pumphouses in situations such as drilled wells and drinking water, are facilities containing pumps and equipment for pumping fluids from one place to another. They are used for a variety of infrastructure systems, ...
s
and more than of
pipelines and open channels. Water storage infrastructure managed by Sunwater includes:
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Burdekin Falls Dam
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Bjelke-Petersen Dam
The Bjelke-Petersen Dam is a dam in Moffatdale near Cherbourg in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. The dam impounds Barker Creek and creates Lake Barambah. It is named after the Queensland Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen. It is ope ...
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Kinchant Dam
Kinchant Dam is a dam in the locality of Kinchant Dam in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. It created the reservoir Lake Kinchant (). It has a storage capacity of .
Geography
The dam is built on Sandy Creek to provide irrigation and t ...
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Wuruma Dam
SunWater constructed, and owns and operates the
Tinaroo Hydro Power Station, a mini
hydroelectric power station
A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid.
Many p ...
at
Lake Tinaroo;
and the Paradise Mini-Hydro, a minihydroelectric power station at
Paradise Dam, impacted by flooding near in 2010.
See also
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Queensland Water Commission
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seqwater
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Water security in Australia
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Water supply and sanitation in Australia
External links
SunWater About Page
References
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Water companies of Queensland
Government-owned companies of Queensland