The Queensland Government's $9 billion South East Queensland Water Grid is the largest urban drought response in Australia. The South East Queensland Water Grid will secure water supply for the region now and for the future. The water grid is a network of two-way pipes to transport water from areas of water surplus to areas facing a shortfall.

The project features more than 450 kilometres of pipeline, two new dams, a desalination plant and three advanced water treatment plants. Once complete, the water grid will deliver around 350,000 megalitres of additional water a year.

The Queensland Government has worked in collaboration with other levels of government and in partnership with the private sector to deliver on its multi-billion dollar water plan.

The South East Queensland Water Grid is a network of pipelines and facilities that is able to move water from areas of water surplus and transport it to areas of highest demand or that face a shortfall. It represents the largest urban drought response in Australia.

South East Queensland Water Grid projects

The main projects that form part of the South East Queensland Water Grid are:

• Western Corridor Recycled Water project
• Gold Coast Desalination Project
• Southern Regional Water Pipeline
• Northern Pipeline Interconnector
• Eastern Pipeline Interconnector
• Traveston Crossing Dam
• Wyaralong Dam
• Bromelton Off-stream Storage
• Cedar Grove Weir
• Hinze Dam Stage 3
• Water Pipe Procurement Centre
• Regional water projects.

Further information

For further information see water projects or view the South East Water Grid fact sheet (627 KB).