Pioneer Valley water plan area

This information will help you understand how water is managed in the water plan area and how you can access water.

Map of the water plan area

Check whether your property is covered by the plan on the Queensland Globe water plan map (use Google Chrome for best results) or download the Pioneer Valley water plan area map (PDF, 333KB).

What's happening?

  • 21 October 2022 – A notice was gazetted to postpone the expiry date of the water plan to 30 September 2025. Postponing the expiry of the water plan will allow the department to complete technical assessments and undertake adequate consultation to address current and emerging issues as part of the replacement process.
  • 10 October – 18 November 2022: A preliminary public consultation was held for the proposed replacement of the Pioneer Valley water plan.
  • 6 July 2022: The announced allocations/entitlements for the 2022–23 water year for the Pioneer Valley Groundwater Management Area are now available, see Accessing water below.

Water management

Summary

Type of waterManagement
Surface water Check the water plan information below for rules and requirements.
Overland flow Not managed
Underground water Check the water plan information below for rules and requirements.

Water plan information

Water supply scheme operators

The following schemes operate in the water plan area. Check the relevant operations manual for day-to-day operational, water sharing and seasonal water assignment rules.

NameOperatorLicenceManual
Pioneer River Water Supply Scheme Sunwater Resource operations licence (PDF, 118KB)Operations manual (PDF, 288KB)
Pioneer River Water Supply Scheme Pioneer Valley Water Board Distribution operations licence (PDF, 3MB)Operations manual (PDF, 137KB)
Eton Water Supply Scheme Sunwater Resource operations licence (PDF, 213KB)Operations manual (PDF, 731KB)
Eton Water Supply Scheme Eton Irrigation Cooperative LtdDistribution operations licence (PDF, 331KB)Operations manual (PDF, 445KB)

Accessing water

Follow the links below for more information on how to access water in the water plan area.

Announced entitlements and limits The water you can take through your water entitlement may be limited. Check announced entitlements and limits for unsupplemented water or contact the water supply scheme operator for supplemented water.
Unallocated water releases No current releases
Water allocation trading – water supply schemes

Pioneer River: Allocation trading and rules | Current locations of water allocations

Eton: Allocation trading and rules

Water allocation trading – unsupplemented water Pioneer Groundwater Management Area: Current locations of water allocations
Seasonal water assignment Check the water management protocol (see above) for rules and read about the application process.

Contact us

Contact the Mackay business centre for more information on water management and how you can access water in the Pioneer Valley water plan area.

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