Water plan areas

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 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 provisions of the resource operations plan included in the water plan (2.2MB)
Water management protocol (PDF, 709KB)
Access historical documents and reports and previous water plans
Access the Minister's performance reports for the plan

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.

Name	Operator	Licence	Manual
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 Ltd	Distribution 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.

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: 1 Jul 2022
Last updated: 11 Mar 2022

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