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Changes to building requirements for building over or near relevant infrastructure

Date: 29-Jun-2017 Some urgent amendments have been made to the Queensland Development Code Mandatory Part 1.4—Building over or near relevant ...

Code of Practice for Sewage Pump Stations

Date: 29-Jun-2017 The regulation of sewage spills from pumping stations has been problematic since its introduction in 2009. Continued negotiation ...

Dial Before You Dig Damages Reporting System

Date: 29-Jun-2017 Managing damage to underground infrastructure is a challenge for all utilities and Dial Before You Dig has developed ...

Disaster Management and Assistance

Date: 29-Jun-2017 The qldwater Technical Reference Group has for some time been trying to negotiate a clear role in coordinating ...

Discussion Paper - Infrastructure Planning and Charging Framework Review

Date: 29-Jun-2017 This discussion paper has been released for public consultation and is available here. The closing date for submissions ...

ERA63 and Sewage Pump Stations

Date: 29-Jun-2017 Legislation regulating sewage pumping stations under Environmentally Relevant Activity 63 (ERA 63) under the Environmental Protection Regulation 2008 ...

Final Townsville Conference Program - 3 May

Date: 29-Jun-2017 Water Connections Week is our annual tour which starts this year in Mount Isa and visits councils on ...

Green Tape Reduction Update

Date: 29-Jun-2017 The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection has released a number of updated materials of potential interest to ...

Legislative Amendments

Date: 29-Jun-2017 The Water Supply Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2014 was introduced into parliament on Tuesday 11 February. The draft ...

LGAQ and qldwater New Zealand Study Tour 25-31 August 2013

Date: 29-Jun-2017 The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) and the Queensland Water Directorate (qldwater) are offering the opportunity to ...

Lovers Walk Retains Claim to SEQ's Top Drop!

Date: 29-Jun-2017 Bundaberg Regional Council (BRC) confirmed its claim to the top drop in South East Queensland when attendees at ...

New DEWS KPI Framework

Date: 29-Jun-2017 By now members should be well aware that subject to final parliamentary processes, a number of DEWS-administered statutory ...

New qldwater TRG Chair and Deputy Chair

Date: 29-Jun-2017 We are pleased to announce the appointment of Trevor Harvey, Assistant Director of Engineering Services North Burnett Regional ...

New Queensland MP 1.4 Published

Date: 29-Jun-2017 e-flash #207 advised that The Building and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 was passed by the Legislative Assembly ...

New SEQ Water Supply and Sewerage Design and Construction Code

Date: 29-Jun-2017 For the first time, a uniform code will apply across South East Queensland for the design and construction ...

New Water Skills Partnership Members 2013/14

Date: 29-Jun-2017 There has been a very positive response from industry following our May call for subscribers to the Water ...

Orica Australia Best of the Best Water Taste Test Update

Date: 29-Jun-2017 Gladstone Regional Council’s Agnes Water entry has won the CQ Regional Title in the Orica Australia Best of ...

Origin Goes Pear Shaped

Date: 29-Jun-2017 Unfortunately Queensland not only lost Game 1 on Wednesday night but we also had to relinquish the State ...

Photographs Required for Tenth Anniversary Publication

Date: 29-Jun-2017 qldwater is building a collection of photographs for our tenth anniversary publication about the Queensland water industry. We ...

Procurement of Treatment Chemicals

Date: 29-Jun-2017 Eflash #219 discussed some of the actions taken from our 2013 member survey and advised that Gold Coast ...

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