Non-urban water measurement information standard

The endorsed summary impact assessment for publishing the updated Queensland non-urban water measurement information standard (PDF, 867KB) was issued in September 2025.

It is published by the Department of Local government, Water and Volunteers (DLGWV). It was endorsed by:

• Joshua Hannan, Acting Director-General, DLGWV.

Proposal type

Minor and machinery in nature.

Summary

Updates were made to the Queensland non-urban water measurement information standard.

Under this standard, measurement requirements include obligations to have a measurement device installed and certified against the relevant standard.

Reporting of information about water take, for example, a meter read from a measurement device, is an ongoing requirement.

The following updates were made:

• to include guidance on how to provide meter reads in the new WaterIQ online platform, which replaces the former online meter read portal; and
• the standard has been renamed to form part of the existing series of Queensland non-urban water measurement standards.

Read the full impact assessment for the publication of updated Queensland non-urban water measurement standards (PDF, 107KB).