Queensland Urban Utilities
| Central SEQ Distributor-Retailer Authority | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1 July 2010 |
| Preceding Agency | Brisbane Water |
| Jurisdiction | South East Queensland, Australia |
| Headquarters | Level 2, 15 Green Square Close, Fortitude Valley, Queensland |
| Minister responsible | Mark McArdle, Minister for Energy and Water Supply |
| Agency executives |
Geoff Harley, Chairperson Louise Dudley, CEO |
| Website |
urbanutilities |
The Queensland Urban Utilities (QUU), the trading name of the Central SEQ Distributor-Retailer Authority, a statutory authority of the Government of Queensland, is responsible for the delivery of retail water supply and wastewater services across five local government areas in South East Queensland, in Australia. The shareholders of the statutory authority are the council of Brisbane, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim, and Somerset councils.[1]
Function and activities
The authority was formed of 1 July 2010 when it assumed the functions of Brisbane Water, a government business enterprise that was owned and managed by the Brisbane City Council, together with the merging of water assets from the four other member local government authorities.[2] At the time, the A$4.3 bn merger was the largest water transaction and second largest infrastructure transaction in Australian history.[3]
QUU services over a quarter of Queensland’s total population.[4]
Related organisations are Unitywater (Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast and Noosa), Logan City Council, Redland City Council (Redland Water), and Gold Coast City Council. Allconnex Water supplied Logan, Redland and Gold Coast, until 30 June 2012.
See also
- Queensland Water Commission
- Seqwater
- Water security in Australia
- Water supply and sanitation in Australia
References
- ↑ "Who we are". Queensland Urban Utilities. 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ↑ "New Water Business for Five Queensland Councils" (PDF). Queensland Urban Utilities. 23 October 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions". Queensland Urban Utilities. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ↑ "New Water Business for Five Queensland Councils". Queensland Urban Utilities. 23 October 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
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