Statewide Water Information Management (SWIM)

 

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SWIM online

Comparative Reports

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The reporting period for 2010/11 is now closed. Finalisation of data or missed entries may still be possible - contacy enquiry@qldwater.com.au.
SWIM provides a web portal (SWIMonline) and data translation tools for Service Providers to report water data which are then passed on to numerous State and Commonwealth agencies in specified formats. SWIM aims to improve accuracy and consistency of water reporting for better management, benchmarking and transparency for the industry.		Access SWIM
Comparative Reports Released SWIM comparative reports for 09/10 are available as confidential reports for each service provider that submitted data. Indicators for each provider are generated from SWIMonline and summarised against median values of other utilities from the same region, similar soil type and similar size. Service Providers can also view data for each of their schemes providing a more useful measure of performance than whole-of-utility summaries. The reports are avialble from SWIMonline.
New Graphical Formats For the first time, in 2011, data for selected indicators were presented as graphs for simple visualisation and internal reporting. The graphs show individual council data comparied with medians and 10th and 90th percentiles of similar service providers.
Opt-in Public Report of Selected Performance Data 2011 sees the pilot project for voluntary public reporting of selected performance indicators by Queesnland Service Providers. Public benchmarking is undertaken by large service providers in the National Performance Report (NPR) and by water utilities in other Australian jurisdictions. This year selected SWIM data will be collated in a public report that compares the performance of service providers that opt-in to the pilot. Public reporting will be expanded in future years. To assist service providers in the decision to opt-in, proposed data to be included in the public report are collated in the final worksheet of the comparative reports workbook. Specific indicators and the reporting format will be decided by a technical group formed from among the service providers that choose to opt-in.		Contact qldwater for more information on the opt-in report. Log in to SWIM online to access the comparitive reports for your service provider and view the proposed public report.

Benefits of SWIM

The integration of new requirements and negotiation for rationalisation of indicators on behalf of the industry is a key advantage of SWIM as an industry-owned and industry-operated tool. SWIM also provides for substantial savings for WSPs as it reduces staff time required to report on multiple data requests.

Background to SWIM

Each year Service Providers (SPs) must collate significant volumes of data on water services to numerous State and Commonwealth agencies. The Statewide Water Information Management (SWIM) project was created in 2006 to simplify reporting of the 900 indicators reported by SPs from across Queensland. Today SWIM provides a web portal (SWIMonline) and data translation tools for reporting 200 indicators which are then passed on to State and Commonwealth agencies in specified formats.

 

SWIM has been developed in stages. The SWIMonline pilot with small and medium councils for the 2007-8 reporting year received a strong response and in the 2008-9 year more than 80% of providers are used SWIM to accomplish their reporting requirements. In 2009-10 more than 85% of mainstream councils reported using SWIM and quality assurance was greater than ever before in Queensland.

The success of SWIMonline is critical to consistent and transparent reporting for the Queensland Water industry which is being assessed by its ability to provide water data in an accurate and timely manner. SWIM has evolved from a reporting process to a tool with a clear focus on business planning, giving Service Providers comparative and benchmarking data as well as responding to ongoing and ad hoc data requests from Government agencies.

All members are encouraged to direct any data requests that could more appropriately be managed via SWIM to qldwater for assessment within the SWIM framework. For example, in 2010 a request from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to all SPs in Queensland sought paper-based reporting on over 100 indicators, many of which were already stored in SWIM. With the permission of Queensland SPs, qldwater negotiated with ABS and reduced a the 24-page report into five indicators on top of data sent automatically to ABS through SWIM. This mandatory reporting requirement was intercepted only after members forwarded the data request to qldwater.

Documents Related to SWIM

Queensland Water Newsletter #2 December 2011 - Release Date 22-Dec-2011: - 1. Announcing Orica Australia Best of the Best Water Taste Test. | 2. Update from qldwater. | 3. 2012 Water Connections Tour. | 4. Skills Partnership. | 5. SWIM. | 6. Preparing for Another Wet Season. | 7. Collaboration the Key to Success. | (2631KB)

e Flash # 144 - 11 November 2011 - Release Date 11-Nov-2011: - 1 SWIM News. | 2. Property Service Policy. | (28KB)

e Flash #143 - 3 November 2011 - Release Date 03-Nov-2011: - 1. New Edition of Drinking Water Guidelines. | 2. ABS Water Account Collection 2010-11. | 3. Recent posts www.qldwater.com.au Member's Forums. | (36KB)

e Flash #141 - 25 October 2011 - Release Date 25-Oct-2011: - 1. ABS Water Supply and Sewerage Services Survey 2010/11. | 2. Property Service is Licenced Work?| (28KB)

e Flash #140 - 20 October 2011 - Release Date 20-Oct-2011: - 1. Final Version of Productivity Commission Inquiry into National Urban Water Sector. | 2. Australian Bureau of Statistics Water and Sewerage Survey. | (32KB)

e Flash # 138 - 10 October 2011 - Release Date 10-Oct-2011: - 1. SWIM Users Information (28KB)

e Flash # 136 - 29 September 2011 - Release Date 29-Sep-2011: - 1. Important Information for SWIM Users. | 2. Information from the DERM Greentape Reduction Program. | 3. International Acclaim for SEQ Water Grid's Advanced Water Treatment Plant. | 4. Queensland Police Service Media Reporting Summary. | (34KB)

Position Description - SWIM Project Officer Position - Release Date 14-Sep-2011: - qldwater are advertising for the SWIM Project Officer Position. Full details on attached position description with expressions of interest due by Tuesday 18 October 2011. (364KB)

e Flash #130 - 9 August 2011 - Release Date 09-Aug-2011: - 1. Final Council Decisions for Allconnex Water. | 2. SWIM Annual Data Submission. | 3. IPWEAQ Powers & Responsibilities of the Local Government - Water. | 4. AWA Contaminants of Concern in Water Conference - Call for Papers. | (40KB)

e Flash #126 - 28 June 2011 - Release Date 28-Jun-2011: - 1. Free SWIM Workshops. | 2. Quality Control Practices Document and Excel Templates. | 3. Quality Control Reports. | (32KB)

e Flash #125 - 22 June 2011 - Release Date 22-Jun-2011: - 1. qldwater Website Difficulties. | 2. Support for Queensland Water Skills Partnership. | 3. SWIM Training Workshops. | 4. SWIM Comparitive Reports and Water Industry Benchmarking. | (40KB)

e Flash #122 - 8 June 2011 - Release Date 08-Jun-2011: - 1. SWIM Training Sessions. | 2. Dial Before You Dig Incident Reporting Tool (DIRT) Presentation. | (31KB)

e Flash #105 - 20 January 2011 - Release Date 20-Jan-2011: - 1. Flooding. | 2. Staff Movements. | 3. IPWEAQ State Conference. | 4. Postponement of BoM Reporting Workshop. | (34KB)

e Flash #99 - 8 December 2010 - Release Date 08-Dec-2010: - 1. Australian Bureau of Statistics Request for 2009-10 Water Data - reminder. | (29KB)

e Flash #98 - 19 November 2010 - Release Date 19-Nov-2010: - 1. Australian Bureau of Statistics Request for Water Data. | (28KB)

e Flash #93 - 4 October 2010 - Release Date 04-Oct-2010: - 1. Release of Drinking Water Quality Management Plan Guidelines for Large Water Service Providers. | 2. SWIM Water Data Due for ALL Queensland Service Providers by 8 October. |. 3. Productivity Commission Inquiry into Australia's Urban Water Sector. | (34KB)

DERM Letter of Support for SWIM - Release Date 22-Sep-2010: - Letter of support from Deputy DG of DERM responsible for water reporting. (0KB)

e Flash #89 - 24 August 2010 - Release Date 24-Aug-2010: - 1. Changes to Water Reporting Requirements. | 2. Reminder About Comments on National Water Skills Business Plan. | 3. 2009/10 SWIM Reporting Year. | (36KB)

e Flash #86 - 7 June 2010 - Release Date 07-Jun-2010: - 1. Urban Demand Management Guidelines. | 2. Water Industry Operators' Awards. | 3. WIOA Workshop, Rockhampton 23,24 June 2010. | 4. SWIM Queensland WSP 09-10 Annual Data Reporting - coming soon. | 5. Water Conference Stanthorpe. | (36KB)