Rebates on water bills for eligible QLD businesses
The Irrigation Pricing Rebate Scheme provides a 15% rebate to eligible owner-operated Queensland businesses on amounts paid for quarterly water bills issued by Seqwater and Sunwater (including Burnett Water) relating to the 2025–26 and 2026–27 financial years.
The Queensland Government has allocated $25.3 million to the Scheme to deliver these rebates.
To be eligible for a 15% rebate on quarterly water bills under the Scheme, your business must:
- have at least one owner who provides labour for the business
- not be wholly or partly operated or owned by an excluded entity (see exclusions)
- have at least one owner who declares primary production income for tax purposes
- grow crops requiring irrigation from time to time
- and have evidence of payment for the bill(s) issued by Seqwater or Sunwater (including Burnett Water) related to your water allocations and usage for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 financial years
Bills issued to irrigation entities such as Local Management Arrangements entities and Water Boards are eligible on submission of the relevant bills and proof of payment.
Applications can be completed online through the QRIDA application portal or via paper form.
The initial application must include:
- information on your owner-operated business
- evidence of primary production income
- evidence of irrigation activities
- your Seqwater, Sunwater or Burnett Water bill(s)
- evidence of payment of bill(s)
- where the bill is not issued to your business, information about your relationship with the entity which owns the water allocation
- and consent for the name and customer reference number on the bill to be shared with your water supplier (Seqwater or Sunwater)
You may submit a statutory declaration in place of evidence for irrigation activities and primary production income.
Once approved, subsequent applications require only bills and proof of payment (unless circumstances have changed).
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Last updated: 12 February 2026