qldwater is a business unit of IPWEA-QNT. Its members include the majority of councils, other local and state government-owned water and sewerage service providers, and affiliates.
As the central advisory and advocacy body within Queensland’s urban water industry, qldwater is a collaborative hub, working with its members to provide safe, secure and sustainable urban water services to Queensland communities. Our Annual Report for 2024 is available here.
It achieves this goal through a variety of programs, most notably:
- The Queensland Water Regional Alliance Program (QWRAP) – a partnership between the Queensland Government, qldwater and LGAQ to support local government in the sustainable delivery of essential water and sewerage services in regional Queensland;
- The Statewide Water Information Management (SWIM) Program – advocacy and continuous improvement supported by a sophisticated regulatory and business reporting and benchmarking tool;
- The Queensland Water Skills Partnership – a collaboration among utilities to identify skills needs and solutions and encourage appropriate investment;
- The Sewerage and Water Environmental Advisory Panel (SWEAP) - an expert group to provide advice on environmental management and regulation;
- The qldwater Consortium for Research and Advocacy on Contaminants (qCRAC)- a partnership to share information and partners with national research and policy programs on contaminants of emerging concern;
- Other Industry Advocacy Services – focused on sustainable investment and planning, and fit for purpose regulation;
- Industry communication, innovation and marketing initiatives – creating a distinct profile for urban water and sewerage and celebrating its achievements with often limited resources, to make the industry an attractive place to work and exploit its competitive advantages and collaborative culture.
History
qldwater was established in 2003, as a discrete industry group dedicated to Queensland urban water industry development and support with a strong technical focus – an expressed need that was previously not met by any existing industry body. The Directorate was founded by the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia Queensland. A Strategic Priorities Group oversees industry priorities and technical focus areas of the Directorate.
qldwater is a strong industry body with good working relationships with national water industry associations as well as Local, State and Commonwealth government agencies such as the Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers; Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation; Queensland Health, Department of Finance, Trade, Employment and Training and the Bureau of Meteorology.
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