The Toowoomba to Warwick Pipeline is a proposed expansion to water services in Queensland's south-west, connecting water reservoirs between Toowoomba and Warwick. The scope of the project includes:
- a connection to Perseverance Pipeline up to the downstream flange of the control valve prior to the Mt Kynoch Water Treatment Plant
- two three-megalitre reservoirs at Highfields
- a 113 kilometre underground pipeline from the connection point with Perseverance Pipeline (west of Toowoomba) to the Warwick Reservoir
- off-takes at the rural TRC towns of Cambooya, Greenmount, Nobby, Clifton
- an intermediate pump station and a 100 kilolitre Balance Tank
- Allora borefield supply connection into the pipeline
- a 15-megalitre reservoir at Warwick.
The proposed T2W pipeline route starts west of Toowoomba where it will connect to the Perseverance Pipeline, and wil run south near Wyreema, Cambooya, Greenmount, Nobby, Kings Creek, Clifton, Elphinstone, Allora, Hendon, Deuchar, Massie and Toolburra. The route will finish west of Warwick at the new 15 megalitre Warwick Reservoir.
The Pipeline will be constructed, owned, and operated by Seqwater.
Key Dates
| Nov 2023 | EOIs Open |
| Nov 2023 | EOIs Close |
| Feb 2027 | Expected Construction Completion |
Funding contributions
| Queensland Government |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority trading as Seqwater |
PROJECT HISTORY
| Jan 2023 | The Queensland Government released its final investment decision for the Toowoomba to Warwick Pipeline, confirming the project has a total estimated cost of $370 million. The pipeline will be constructed, owned and operated by Seqwater and will deliver treated water to Warwick and the Toowoomba region. The project is scheduled to be completed by 2027. |
| Oct 2023 | Seqwater submitted the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Act (EPBC) referral for the project. |
| Nov 2023 | Expressions of Interest opened for the construction contract, closing on 15 December. |
| Jun 2024 | The 2024-25 Queensland Budget allocated $56 million to the Toowoomba to Warwick Pipeline project in FY2024-25, with a revised estimated cost of $273.1 million. |
Estimated Total Cost
(2024)
Sector
Water & Sewerage
Procurement approach
Unconfirmed |
Location
Queensland |
Resources
Infrastructure agency resources
Queensland Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing Water Infrastructure proposal assessment report
