The Southern Regional Water Pipeline (SRWP) is one of three major infrastructure projects delivered by the Southern Regional Water Pipeline Alliance (SRWPA) for LinkWater Projects, the state government's special purpose vehicle, for the design and construction of water infrastructure. Its gazetted completion date was 30 November 2008.

The SRWP is part of the $9 billion South East Queensland (SEQ) Water Grid. 

The SRWP team was assembled in December 2005 with the first pipe laid in September 2006.
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The initial plan was for a pipeline with reverse-flow capacity, linking the water storage at Camerons Hill, Mt Crosby and Helensvale. At the request of the state government, the pipeline was extended to Molendinar as part of the larger water grid plan for SEQ.

The SRWPA partners were KBR, Abigroup and McConnell Dowell, and LinkWater Projects as owner-participant. JP Richardson Electrical was a sub-alliance partner.

Project Statistics

• A reverse-flow bulk water carrier, laid mostly underground, designed to move potable water for commercial and residential use.
• 94km from Camerons Hill west of Brisbane to Molendinar at the Gold Coast.
• Able to transport up to 130 megalitres per day.
• Five pump stations - Bundamba, Swanbank, Chambers Flat, Coomera and Molendinar.
• Four balance tanks - two at Greenbank, one at Stapylton and one at Molendinar.
• 2,276m of tunnels.
• 126 road and river crossings, including 34 major crossings.
• Employed a total of 912 people during construction.
• 276 directly affected private landowners.
• More than 14,000 residents within 500m of the pipeline alignment.
• Two water quality facilities
• $901 million project. 
• 120,000 trees planted.
• Crosses 12 local council divisions within Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan, Gold Coast and the former Beaudesert Shire Councils*, along with six state and three federal electorates.

* Prior to change in council boundaries during 2008.