[talk-au] Queensland Stock Route Water Facility - tagging

[Graeme Fitzpatrick]

On Sun, 9 May 2021 at 11:32, Bob Cameron <bob3bob3 at skymesh.com.au> wrote:

> Hi Graeme
> On 9/5/21 10:06 am, Graeme Fitzpatrick wrote:
>
>
> Dotted around bits of Qld there are droving stock route watering places.
>>
>
> Are they only for animal use, or can anybody stop there for water?
>
> They aren't people fenced off, but the water seems non potable, pumped
> from nearby dams etc. This website
> https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/land/access/stock-routes/water-agreements
> says;
>
> "You must apply to the local government before taking water from a stock
> route water facility. Taking water without an agreement or permit is an
> offence", so I guess washing ones car will cost you!
>
>
> These seem to be paid for by Qld State Govt and provided by the local
>> council. They consist of a couple of water tanks, some troughs and a
>> holding yard. They seem to have the project name of "Queensland Stock
>> Route Water Facility" with a common site signage (stockman on horse with
>> sunset behind) and from nearest road direction finger sign.
>>
>> Each site/sign is appended with the local name/use. eg "Chippaway Night
>> Yard"
>>
>> I was just going to add as an area;
>> amenity=watering_place
>> name=(site if known)
>> Operator=Queensland Stock Route Water Facility
>>
>
> Would that be the Operator, or would the Operator be whichever Council?
>
> Strictly speaking it's the council. In fact the standard sign-age has a
> sticky spot lower right for the council name. The Qld Govt label stuff is
> upper right.
>
>
> Having said that, I'm not sure what you would list the QSRWF as?
>
> But for usefulness I'd expect something to join/append QSRWF to the
> council operator name. The finger road-sign is 2 lines. The site name
> followed by "Water Facility". The large sign near the tanks are obviously a
> state govt that spell out QSRWF plus site plus local council.
>
> I'd suggest then that operator be (eg);
> "Balonne Shire Council - QSRWF"
> Actually left abbreviated
>
> And the name tag be what is on the signs (eg);
> "Chippaway Water Facility"
>
Sounds good!

One other question I was going to ask earlier then forgot about - is there
any sort of reference number shown anywhere, or just the name?

If there is, ref=QSRWF xxx may work?

> A question for consensus then?
>
> I think the govt data set isn't available to us. Bit hard to navigate
> that, but it may be "CC4 waiver equivalent" if it is. That's a red
> background in the data catalogue.
>
> Certainly wouldn't hurt to show them as water tank nodes inside the area.
>
> They are all roughly the same size too.
>

  Thanks

Graeme
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