What is "seqwater"

Seqwater, a statutory authority of the Government of Queensland, provides bulk water storage and treatment services to people of South East Queensland in Australia.

Established on pursuant to the , Seqwater manages bulk water supplies to local governmentowned water utilities, provides flood mitigation services, and manages the health of the catchment via the SEQ Water Grid. Seqwater also provides irrigation services to about 1,200 rural customers in the region that are not connected to the grid and provides recreation facilities.

Seqwater is managed by a chief Executive who reports to a Board of Management that are ultimately responsible to the Minister for Energy and Water Supply, presently Mark Bailey and the Treasurer and Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations and Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, presently Curtis Pitt. The Department of Energy and Water Supply provides administrative oversight of the statutory authority.