Water for Bowen Transport System

Project overview*

EIS status	'Significant project' declaration repealed by Coordinator-General
Description	A 150-kilometre water transport scheme featuring a channel and network of pipelines, with the potential to supply 60,000 megalitres of water a year to the Bowen region.
Proponent	SunWater Ltd
Location/s	From the Burdekin River south across the coastal plain to Bowen and surrounding areas.
Local government/s	Burdekin Regional Council Whitsunday Regional Council
Key features	93 km of new open channel 63 km of main pipeline network of smaller reticulation pipelines spurs to delivery points along the way pump stations and other ancillary infrastructure

* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.

Date	Activity
21 November 2012	'Significant project' declaration repealed by Coordinator-General.
7 November 2009 to 14 December 2009	Public consultation on EIS: EIS - Executive summary ( 2.19 MB) released. Complete EIS available at State Library of Queensland (record number: 1196034)
1 November 2007	Terms of reference for EIS ( 464 KB) released.
19 May 2007 to 19 June 2007	Public consultation on draft terms of reference for EIS.
8 December 2006	Gazettal of 'significant project' declaration ( 96 KB)
1 May 2006	Application, including initial advice statement ( 1.24 MB), submitted.
25 January 2006	Project deemed a controlled action by Commonwealth Minister for the Environment.
11 January 2006	Project referred to Commonwealth Minister for the Environment.