Queensland Urban Utilities
| Central SEQ Distributor-Retailer Authority | |
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| Formed | 1 July 2010 |
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| Jurisdiction | South East Queensland, Australia |
| Headquarters | Level 2, 15 Green Square Close, Fortitude Valley, Queensland |
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| Agency executives |
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| 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
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- Queensland Water Commission
- Seqwater
- Water security in Australia
- Water supply and sanitation in Australia
References
External links
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Water supply in Queensland, Australia
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