PROPOSED BULK WATER SUPPLY INFRASTRUCTURE
BOWEN PIPELINE PROJECT – BURDEKIN RIVER (KIRKNIE) TO BOWEN (DELTA)
Bowen Pipeline Company (BPC) are proposing the development of a bulk water supply pipeline and associated infrastructure between the Burdekin River (16km upstream from Home Hill) and the locality of Bowen.
The proposal includes
•116km trunk water pipeline comprising an underground HDPE pipe, with a diameter ranging between 1.6m and 1.8m
•Intake infrastructure at the Burdekin River
•Five (5) pump stations and associated substations
•Electrical transmission infrastructure to connect the pump stations into the grid
•Break tanks
•Above ground valves
•Three (3) temporary construction laydown areas, including pipeline extrusion machinery and modular construction structures (dongas)
This proposal has been submitted as a request for a Ministerial Infrastructure Designation (MID) under the Planning Act 2016.
The MID proposal (MID-1224-0897) can be viewed at: https://www.statedevelopment.qld.gov.au/mid-consultations
You can make a submission, on or before
8 May 2025, to the Infrastructure Designation team via:
•online: https://www.statedevelopment.qld.gov.au/mid-consultations
•email: infrastructuredesignation@dsdilgp.qld.gov.au
•post: PO Box 15009, City East QLD 4002
Questions? Contact the Bowen Pipeline Company via email: comms@bowenpipeline.com.au
The MID proposal (MID-1224-0897) has been submitted by BPC to the Planning Minister under Chapter 2, Part 5 of the Planning Act 2016.
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