OurWaterSecurity Minutes of the Water Security Advisory Group Date 27 May 2014 Location Civic Reception Room Start Time 5:30pm Finish Time 9:15pm Chair GROUP MEMBERS Stakeholder Groups ☒ Paul Gregory Primary Member Present Cairns Regional Council Cairns Regional Council Cairns Regional Council Cairns Regional Council CRC Water and Waste Mareeba Shire Council DNRM Cr Bob Manning Cr Richie Bates Cr Steve Brain Peter Tabulo Paul Utting Cr Tom Gilmore Shannon Dempster ☐ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☐ DEWS Kirsten Shelley ☐ WTMA / DEHP MDWSS LAMC Advance Cairns UDIA Cairns CAFNEC MRACRP Cairns River Improvement Trust Andrew MacLean Joe Moro Trent Twomey Adam Gowlett Angelika Ziehrl Bruce Corcoran Rob Lait Yuriko Nakachi-Monaei (arrived 5:50pm) Mani Sunai-Norris (arrived 5:50pm) Steve Purcell Allan Dale (departed 7:00pm) Suzanne Gibson Jeff Pezzuti ☒ ☒ ☐ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ Cairns YEA! Cairns YEA! RAPA General Community Alternate Member Neil Quinn Present ☒ Jon Turner ☐ Darren Thompson Bruce Jennison Scott Dixon Mark Matthews ☒ ☐ ☐ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ General Community ☒ General Community ☒ ASSOCIATE MEMBERS Group Member Present Queensland Health Andrew D’Addona ☐ Mulgrave Central Mill Peter Flanders ☒ Stanwell – Barron Hydro Michael Sinclair ☐ GBRMPA Phil Laycock ☐ Sunwater Charlie Martens ☐ Canegrowers Richard Hesp ☐ PROJECT TEAM CAIRNS REGIONAL COUNCIL CONSULTANTS Jon Turner Manager Infrastructure Erin Holton Gilbert & Sutherland ☒ Executive Engineer – Neil Ben Millar Gilbert & Sutherland ☒ Planning Sutherland Coordinator Regulatory Mark Wuth Phil Matthew Gilbert & Sutherland ☒ & Systems Support Strategic Programs Erik Zesers Pat Nixon Jacobs SKM ☐ Coordinator Personal Assistant – GM Carol Mills Paul Dennis Jacobs SKM ☐ Water and Waste Owen Droop OD Hydrology ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ OurWaterSecurity Meeting No. 3 – 27 May 2014 Minutes of the Water Security Advisory Group Item 1 2 3 4 What Declare Meeting Open  Welcome to Country conducted by Chair.  Apologies from Shannon Dempster (DNRM).  Alternates attending noted. Previous Meeting Minutes  Minutes of Meeting No. 2 carried with amendment that Jon Turner was the alternate for Paul Utting and not Paul Gregory.  Chair directed members’ attention to new handout material provided by Project Team: o Checklist for Issued Documentation o Meeting No 3 Reference Paper o Project Team “pen portraits”  Neil Sutherland explained meeting agenda in context of overall meeting process and introduced presenters from Project Team. Levels of Service (continuation)  OD presented further information on Levels of Service (LOS), as outlined in attached slides.  OD emphasised the supply shortfall risk and importance to define it when considering and developing LOS.  Responding to Cr. Gilmore query, OD clarified the interpretation and use of “duration” criteria with subsequent discussion amongst group. Examples of other water supply schemes indicate “duration” criteria or targets are not commonly defined or adopted.  Responding to Cr. Brain query, OD clarified contingency response plans are considered to be the physical works required, including implementation timeframes, rather than the funding reserve or ability to finance.  In relation to comparison of Cairns LOS performance with other water supply schemes, OD referred to benchmarking work currently being carried out by DEWS and additional information will be available at future meeting(s). Normalised Multiple Objective Analysis – Finalisation of Objectives and Indicators  EH presented Step 4 goals, and the process and outcomes of the compatibility review.  EH, PM, and NS facilitated discussion with and among members to review the refined list of objectives.  Adam Gowlett queried if an objective should be defined for aesthetic values or qualities, for example, in relation to beautification of parks and gardens or enjoyment of lakes/dams/rivers. OD clarified it is typically incorporated into LOS criteria recognising landscape irrigation as a user type, or minimum water level as criteria. Who Noted / Action Chair Chair Moved by Adam Gowlett, seconded by Angelika Ziehrl. Chair Neil S Owen D Agreed aesthetic values or qualities of parks and gardens, for example, may be incorporated into LOS. Erin H, Phil M, Neil S Project Team to define minimum irrigation requirements for this user type when considering LOS. All members agreed by Doc # 4328109v6 OurWaterSecurity Meeting No. 3 – 27 May 2014 Minutes of the Water Security Advisory Group Item What Refined list with notes from discussion attached (Table 1).  Final list of agreed objectives, by consensus, is attached (Table 2). Potable Demand Reduction  Due to time constraints, this agenda item was rescheduled to be presented and discussed at Meeting No 4. General business  Next meeting scheduled for Tuesday 24 June 2014.  Agreed new meeting start time is 5:00pm.  Chair noted that a Register of Correspondence will be maintained and presented at each meeting.  Homework for next meeting: o Each member is to assign weights, independently, to the final agreed list of objectives and indicators.  Next meeting topics o Findings of market research o NMOA Step 4 Stage 2 - Group weighting of objectives o Adopt initial Levels of Service o Demand management o Finalise demand forecasts Meeting close  Meeting closed at 9:15pm Who  5 6 7 Doc # 4328109v6 Pat N Noted / Action consensus that list is final. Noted. All to note new meeting start time is 5:00pm. Chair Project Team to maintain Register of Correspondence. Project Team will distribute instructions and forms for members to assign weights to objectives. Chair OurWaterSecurity Minutes of the Water Security Advisory Group Table 1: Normalised Multiple Objective Analysis – Refined Objectives As Discussed with Notes of Discussion ID Objective Indicator Compliance Objective Notes from Discussion Environmental Objectives En1 Meet all licence conditions Compliance with Licence conditions ✔ OK En2 Meet all Environmental Flow Objectives and Water Allocation Security Objectives under the relevant Water Resource Plans e.g. The Wet Tropics WRP, Barron WRP and Walsh WRP Compliance with EFO's and WASO's under relevant WRP's. ✔ OK, but recategorise part for WASO’s to Economic Objectives. En3 Minimise extent of disturbance to World Heritage Areas Ha En# Minimise extent of disturbance to Zone A and B of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area En4 Minimise carbon emissions Greenhouse gas emissions [t CO2-eq/y] Re-order to below En7 En5 Minimise extent of other native forest flooded or disturbed Ha OK En6 Minimise extent of other land flooded or disturbed Ha OK En7 Maintain extent of wetlands Ha OK En8 Minimise disturbance to populations of threatened, endangered, endemic species and/or migratory species. No. of species affected. Assessed through desktop assessment of available mapping. OK En9 Maintain or enhance groundwater resources Abstraction-recharge is greater than or equal to 0 OK En# Provide additional flow for environmental benefit above the WRP requirements ML New objective OK ✔ New compliance objective OurWaterSecurity Meeting No. 3 – 27 May 2014 Minutes of the Water Security Advisory Group ID Objective Indicator Compliance Objective Notes from Discussion Technical Objectives T1 Ensure compliance with defined Levels of Service criteria (to be defined by WSAG) Compliance with defined LoS OK with agreement to be Compliance Objective T2 Ensure losses within the system are minimised Losses (ML/a) captured as part of the water balance Re-word Objective “…are minimised to an optimal level”. Re-word Indicator “…balance, with benchmarking comparisons”. T# Alternative water sources are identified ML New objective Social Objectives S1 Ensure the serviced community has adequate access to water Proportion of service connections with unrestricted access OK S2 Support community aspirations for sustainability ML recycled water, no. water efficient devices etc. OK S3 Protect culturally significant sites (Indigenous and historical) Compliance with existing ILUA, Native Title ✔ OK S# Consult with relevant parties with respect to Cultural Heritage Agreement established (Yes/No) ✔ New Compliance Objective Doc # 4328109v6 OurWaterSecurity Meeting No. 3 – 27 May 2014 Minutes of the Water Security Advisory Group ID Objective Indicator Compliance Objective Notes from Discussion Economic Objective E1 Minimise life cycle costs Cost Delete, adopt as a principle when developing the strategy E2 Minimise cost to consumer $ per year per household Delete, adopt as a principle when developing the strategy E3 Ensure availability of water is not a constraint for new developments ML for new development Amend wording – replace “development(s)” with “opportunity(ies)” E4 Aim to achieve cost recovery for water services Indicator - $/ML vs revenue OK E5 Ensure the strategy delivers regional benefit wherever possible. ML supply OK E# Meet all Water Allocation Security Objectives under the relevant Water Resource Plans e.g. The Wet Tropics WRP, Barron WRP and Walsh WRP Compliance with WASO's under relevant WRP's. ✔ Part of objective recategorised from Environmental Objectives. Compliance with ADWG biological and chemical standards ✔ OK Human Health Objective H1 Ensure water supplied is fit for purpose and poses no risks to human health Doc # 4328109v6 OurWaterSecurity Meeting No. 3 – 27 May 2014 Minutes of the Water Security Advisory Group ID Objective Indicator H2 Preserve absolute minimum availability of water for hygiene and sanitary purposes Minimum L/p/d has 100% availability ✔ OK H3 Minimise risk associated with infrastructure Adherence with Dam Safety Regulations ✔ OK Doc # 4328109v6 Compliance Objective Notes from Discussion OurWaterSecurity Meeting No. 3 – 27 May 2014 Minutes of the Water Security Advisory Group Table 2: Normalised Multiple Objective Analysis – Final Objectives and Indicators ID Objective Indicator Compliance Objective Environmental Objectives En1 Meet all licence conditions Compliance with Licence conditions ✔ En2 Meet all Environmental Flow Objectives under the relevant Water Resource Plans Compliance with WASO's under relevant WRP's. ✔ En3 Minimise extent of disturbance to World Heritage Areas Ha En4 Minimise extent of disturbance to Zone A and B of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area Ha En5 Minimise extent of other native forest flooded or disturbed Ha En6 Minimise extent of other land flooded or disturbed Ha En7 Maintain extent of wetlands Ha En8 Minimise carbon emissions Greenhouse gas emissions [t CO2-eq/y] En9 Minimise disturbance to populations of threatened, endangered, endemic species and/or migratory species. No. of species affected. Assessed through desktop assessment of available mapping. En10 Maintain or enhance groundwater resources Net recharge (recharge-abstraction) is greater than or equal to zero En11 Provide additional flow for environmental benefit above the WRP requirements ML Doc # 4328109v6 ✔ OurWaterSecurity Meeting No. 3 – 27 May 2014 Minutes of the Water Security Advisory Group ID Objective Indicator Compliance Objective Technical Objectives T1 Ensure compliance with defined Levels of Service criteria (to be defined by WSAG) Compliance with defined LoS T2 Ensure losses within the system are minimised to an optimal level Losses (ML/a) captured as part of the water balance, with benchmarking comparisons T3 Alternative water sources are identified ML ✔ Social Objectives S1 Ensure the serviced community has adequate access to water Proportion of service connections with unrestricted access S2 Support community aspirations for sustainability ML recycled water, no. water efficient devices etc. S3 Protect culturally significant sites (Indigenous and historical) Compliance with existing ILUA, Native Title ✔ S4 Consult with relevant parties with respect to Cultural Heritage Agreement established (Yes/No) ✔ Economic Objective E1 Ensure availability of water is not a constraint for new opportunities ML for new opportunity E2 Aim to achieve cost recovery for water services Indicator - $/ML vs revenue E3 Ensure the strategy delivers regional benefit wherever possible. ML supply E4 Meet all Water Allocation Security Objectives under the relevant Water Resource Plans Compliance with WASO's under relevant WRP's. Doc # 4328109v6 ✔ OurWaterSecurity Meeting No. 3 – 27 May 2014 Minutes of the Water Security Advisory Group ID Objective Indicator Compliance Objective Human Health Objective H1 Ensure water supplied is fit for purpose and poses no risks to human health Compliance with ADWG biological and chemical standards ✔ H2 Preserve absolute minimum availability of water for hygiene and sanitary purposes Minimum L/p/d has 100% availability ✔ H3 Minimise risk associated with infrastructure Adherence with Dam Safety Regulations ✔ Doc # 4328109v6