North Pine River Source Protection
Protecting our water sources to maintain our community's safe drinking water supply.
Implementing sustainable catchment management actions to deliver water source protection outcomes.Healthy Land & Water’s North Pine River Source Protection Program is designed to protect freshwater sources in the North Pine catchment, which supplies drinking water to the growing population of South East Queensland.
Activities are aimed at improving water quality upstream of Seqwater’s treatment facilities to ensure it provides safe, secure and reliable water to South East Queensland.
The project will develop and implement sustainable catchment management actions to deliver water source protection outcomes in the North Pine River Catchment, including:
- Targeted weed management.
- Revegetation along riparian areas.
- Livestock removal from riparian areas.
- Installation of off-stream watering points for stock.
- Erosion repair work.
- and more.
What we are doing
Allowing potable water supply to meet potable water demand in the long term.
The project involves actions to decrease sediment and agricultural contaminants entering water treatment facilities in the North Pine catchment region.
Measuring success
As a result of this project, the following will be delivered:
- Targeted weed management.
- Revegetation along riparian areas.
- Livestock removal from riparian areas.
- Installation of off-stream watering points for stock.
- Erosion repair work.
- Agricultural practice improvement projects.
- Landholder education and awareness activities.
Why this project is important
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As the population of SEQ increases over time, so does the demand for drinking water. Most households in South East Queensland rely on utility companies for potable water. Making water potable is one of the most energy and time-intensive processes in the water supply chain. This process is made more difficult when source water has a high contaminant load. This project aims to reduce the contaminant load of water sources from the North Pine catchment ensuring we have a safe, secure and reliable water supply now and for generations to come. |
Project snapshot
| Project name: | Seqwater North Pine River Source Protection Program |
| Project manager: | Abbie Taylor, Healthy Land & Water |
| Catchment: | North Pine |
| Timing: | July 2022 - July 2027 |
| Budget: | $2,324,000 |
| Partnerships: |
This project is supported by Healthy Land & Water, through funding from Seqwater and runs in partnership with Pine River Catchment Association. |
Project collaborators
This project is supported by Healthy Land & Water, through funding from Seqwater and runs in partnership with Pine River Catchment Association.
