The Queensland Water Commission (QWC) is a Queensland Government agency established to develop long term water supply

Water supply

Water supply is the provision of water by public utilities, commercial organisations, community endeavours or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes...

 strategies. The Commission is chaired by Mary Boydell and the current chief executive officer is John Bradley.

The agency has been responsible for setting water restriction policy and coordinating water infrastructure

Infrastructure

Infrastructure is basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, or the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function...

 projects in the state. In South East Queensland, the Commission has established a regional water grid known as the SEQ Water Grid and the Western Corridor Recycled Water Project

Western Corridor Recycled Water Project

The Western Corridor Recycled Water Scheme is Australia's largest recycled water project, located in South East Queensland. It is a key part of the SEQ Water Grid being constructed by the Queensland Government in response to population growth, climate change and severe drought.The A$2.5 billion...

. Together with new dams and desalination plants the Commission plans on countering the worst effects of drought in Australia

Drought in Australia

Drought in Australia is defined as rainfall over a three month period being in the lowest decile of what has been recorded for that region in the past. This definition takes into account that drought is a relative term and rainfall deficiencies need to be compared to typical rainfall patterns...

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As part of 50-year South East Queensland water strategy the QWC has recommended that the Government of Queensland focus on recycled water projects, rather than desalination plants, because desalination plants are too energy intensive and recycled water provides supply regardless of changes in climate.