Lockyer Valley and Somerset Water Collaborative
Securing our water future
Project details
The Lockyer Valley and Somerset regions are home to some of the best soils and most productive agricultural areas in Australia and the world.
High value agricultural production in the region is not limited by soil quality, growing climate, available land or technical skills and knowledge, it is limited by access to reliable and affordable irrigation water supply.
The proposed Lockyer Valley and Somerset Water Security Scheme will supplement existing water supplies and deliver up to 34,000ML/year of additional water that is both sustainable and reliable.
The project will source water from the Bundamba Advanced Water Treatment Plant, either directly or via Wivenhoe Dam, and connect it to three existing dam storages - Atkinsons Dam, Lake Clarendon and Lake Dyer – and then distribute it to water users via a pipeline network.
The 2020 Jacobs Business Case identified a pump and pipeline network that includes:
- 10 pump stations;
- 297km of pipeline;
- Connections to 251 properties; and
- Up to 34,000ML/year of additional water.
$10M in funding from the SEQ City Deal has been allocated to progressing the project. The project team is working hard to understand all the project costs and is also undertaking optimisation analysis to ensure the best possible result. To assist in managing the project, the Lockyer Valley and Somerset Water Collaborative has engaged Infrastructure Project Solutions as its Owners Engineer and appointed Kellogg Brown Root in the role of Lead Advisor for Phase 1 of the project.
The Lockyer Valley and Somerset Water Security Scheme, once completed, is projected to increase agricultural production by $209.8M annually and create 1,923 ongoing jobs.
About Us
Our Vision
Our Project
Our Project
Lockyer Valley and Somerset Water Collaborative is established to ensure a shared position on future water security, supply and management for all water users and the communities of the region.
The membership of the Lockyer Valley Somerset Water Collaborative is a powerful coalition of leaders and interests that are all committed to a secu
Lockyer Valley and Somerset Water Collaborative is established to ensure a shared position on future water security, supply and management for all water users and the communities of the region.
The membership of the Lockyer Valley Somerset Water Collaborative is a powerful coalition of leaders and interests that are all committed to a secure and sustainable future for the part of South East Queensland that we love and which offers so much in terms of producing quality food for Australia and the rest of the world.
The Collaborative members are Lockyer Valley Regional Council, Somerset Regional Council, Lockyer Water Users Forum, Urban Utilities, Lockyer Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Tourism and Lockyer Valley Growers Inc.
Our Project
Our Project
Our Project
The Lockyer Valley and Somerset Water Security Scheme proposal is a water pipeline distribution infrastructure network to ensure long term water security for agriculture sustainability by supplying additional water, through a pipeline network, to ensure regional growth in the Lockyer Valley and Somerset. This will link and utilise existi
The Lockyer Valley and Somerset Water Security Scheme proposal is a water pipeline distribution infrastructure network to ensure long term water security for agriculture sustainability by supplying additional water, through a pipeline network, to ensure regional growth in the Lockyer Valley and Somerset. This will link and utilise existing water storage assets (Atkinsons Dam, Lake Clarendon & Lake Dyer) to build drought and flood resilience and sustainability for future growth.
A Detailed Business Case for the project is completed and demonstrates that the positive economic benefits of the project outweigh the costs. For the project to proceed, the full costs will need to be shared between irrigators and government.
Our Chair
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Our Chair
Paul Lucas is a Former Deputy Premier of Queensland and over 11 years as a Minister held numerous portfolios including Infrastructure & Planning; Local Government; Energy; and Health. He was involved with infrastructure projects as diverse in scope and delivery mechanism as the SEQ Water Grid; Airport Link; Tugun Bypass; Springfield Rai
Paul Lucas is a Former Deputy Premier of Queensland and over 11 years as a Minister held numerous portfolios including Infrastructure & Planning; Local Government; Energy; and Health. He was involved with infrastructure projects as diverse in scope and delivery mechanism as the SEQ Water Grid; Airport Link; Tugun Bypass; Springfield Rail; and the Inner Northern Busway. Post politics, he is or has been a Non-Executive Director of Infrastructure Boards at all 3 levels of Government and the private sector in Aviation, Rail, Energy, Regional Economic Development, First Nations, and Health . He is dual qualified as a Lawyer and Urban Planner and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors”
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