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Actions from qldwater member survey

Date: 29-Jun-2017 A short survey was distributed to all members in 2013 seeking information on a number of topics commonly ...

Amendments to the Regulatory Framework - Draft KPI Comments Due

Date: 29-Jun-2017 The Department of Energy and Water Supply has developed a set of draft Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for ...

Banana Shire Council Takes on School Based Trainees in Water Operations

Date: 29-Jun-2017 Several trainees from Banana Shire are getting to directly experience the challenges of water and sewerage operations through ...

Best of the Best Queensland Water Taste Test - NQ Regional Winner

Date: 29-Jun-2017 Whitsunday Regional Council’s Mt Julian (Cannonvale) Water Treatment Plant has taken out the North Queensland Regional Final of ...

Best of the Best Taste Test - FNQ Regional Winner

Date: 29-Jun-2017 Cook Shire Council is the latest Regional Winner of the Best of the Best Queensland Water Taste Test. ...

Best of the Best Taste Test - Rockhampton 1 August 2013

Date: 29-Jun-2017 Registrations are open for the Central Queensland Water Conference and the Regional Final of the Orica Australia Best ...

Best of the Best Taste Test SWQ Final - We Have a Winner

Date: 29-Jun-2017 Inglewood has taken out the top drop the South West as part of the Orica Australia Best of ...

Best of the Best Water Taste Test & Conference - 1 August

Date: 29-Jun-2017 Registrations are open for the Central Queensland Water Conference and the Regional Final of the Orica Australia Best ...

Best of the Best Water Taste Test - Grand Final Winner...

Date: 29-Jun-2017 Cook Shire Council has taken out the 2013 Orica Australia Best of the Best Queensland Water Taste Test ...

BoM Water Standards Meetings

Date: 29-Jun-2017 The Bureau of Meteorology is currently running a national forum to discuss and formalise ‘water’ monitoring standards and ...

Building Over or Near Infrastructure Fact Sheets

Date: 29-Jun-2017 Building Codes Queensland have released Fact sheets to help local governments, building certifiers and service providers become familiar ...

Call for Papers - Townsville Conference 3 May 2013

Date: 29-Jun-2017 qldwater is calling for papers for the North Queensland Regional Water Conference and Best of the Best Queensland ...

Changes to Building Over Infrastructure Legislation

Date: 29-Jun-2017 The Building and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 was passed by the Legislative Assembly on 6 August 2013, ...

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 ...

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