Barron 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 Barron water plan area map (PDF, 300KB).
What's happening?
- 9 December 2022: A notice was gazetted to postpone the expiry date of the water plan to 30 June 2023. Postponing the expiry of the water plan will enable the department to complete engagement with Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders, and to consider all feedback received on the draft plan.
- 19 August 2022: Submissions on the consultation draft water plan, draft water management protocol and draft water entitlement have now closed.
Water management
Summary
| Type of water | Management |
|---|---|
| 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 plan—to be read in conjunction with the Barron transitions from resource operations plan to water plan (PDF, 1.7MB)
- Water management protocol (PDF, 200KB)
- Access historical documents and reports and previous water plans
- Access the Minister's performance reports for the plan
Water supply scheme operator and manual
The licence contains information about the roles and responsibilities of the licence holder. Check the operations manual for day-to-day operational, water sharing and seasonal water assignment rules.
| Name | Operator | Licence | Manual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mareeba–Dimbulah Water Supply Scheme | Sunwater | Resource operations licence (PDF, 164KB) | Operations manual (PDF, 194KB) |
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 |
| Relocatable water licences | Available—read about the relocatable water licence market |
| Water allocation trading – water scheme areas | Mareeba–Dimbulah: Allocation trading and rules | Current locations of water allocations |
| Water allocation trading – unsupplemented water | Barron Water Management Area: Current locations of water allocations |
Contact us
Contact the Mareeba business centre for more information on water management and how you can access water in the Barron water plan area.
Also consider...
- Find out more about Indigenous water reserves.
- Get streamflow and groundwater data from the Queensland Government Water monitoring information portal.
- Access maps and water data using Queensland Globe or the water entitlement viewer.
- Find out about river improvement trusts and their work.
- View price information for permanent water allocation trades and relocatable water licences.
- Read about water planning and learn where to find information in the new water planning documents.
- Read the Water planning science plan 2020–2030 to find out how we use science to develop water plans and improve water planning.
- Last reviewed: 7 Jul 2022
- Last updated: 9 Jan 2023