activities

affiliations


bondi group... associate member of Australian Private Irrigation Entities Incorporated (the Bondi Group).

q.f.f.... associate member of Queensland Farmer's Federation.

irrigation australia... member of Irrigation Australia.

n.i.c.w.e.r.... supporter of the National Irrigation Corporations Water Entitlement Register.

PVWater is an irrigation water service authority initially established as the Pioneer Valley Water Board in June 1996, under the ( then ) Queensland Water Resources Act 1989.  

We operate out of the tropical North Queensland coastal city of Mackay, in the Pioneer Valley, which extends westward and inland from Mackay to Eungella, and encompasses the townships of Sarina, Walkerston, Marian, Eton, Mirani, Septimus, Gargett, Pinnacle and Finch Hatton.

our customers

The 340 (approx) Water Allocations which fall within PVWater's distribution area are devoted almost exclusively to the production of sugar by PVWater's 250 (approx) customers, although opportunities to diversify into alternative crops such as sorghum, peanuts, soy and kanaf have come under greater scrutiny in recent times.  There has also been some conversion of traditional sugar-cane farming land to beef cattle production.

our distribution network

PVWater is currently responsible for the distribution of up to 47,390 (approx) megalitres annually, and for the construction and maintenance of various infrastructure for that purpose. We distribute to irrigation customers in the riparian areas of Palm Tree Creek, Cattle Creek below Tanallo, and the Pioneer River, together with four reticulation supply areas, being Palmyra, Palm Tree Creek, Septimus and Silver McGregor.

Water for irrigation within PVWater's distribution area is sourced from natural stream flows in the Pioneer Valley, supplemented as required from Teemburra Dam. Distribution is achieved by various means including diversion through pump stations, pipelines, earth channels and existing natural watercourses. Major PVWater diversion points for reticulated schemes are located at Gargett and Septimus (from Cattle Creek) and near Pleystowe (from Dumbleton Rocks Weir on the Pioneer River). PVWater also operates a gravity-fed high pressure pipeline reticulation scheme directly from Teemburra Dam near Pinnacle.

PVWater relies heavily on automated electrical and radio telemetry systems to monitor and control its infrastructure, and has a current staff complement of four.