Auditor-General puts HW on notice
Nov 26th, 2009 |
THE NSW Auditor-General has called on the State Government to produce a “sound” business case before approving the Tillegra Dam and has foreshadowed an audit of the project, which could be done just before the next election.
In a report to State Parliament yesterday, Peter Achterstraat highlighted the increase in the dam’s cost estimate from $342 million to $402 million since its announcement in 2006, and advice from Hunter Water that the Government was not expected to formally approve the dam until “at least” April 2010.
Mr Achterstraat reported he had written to Hunter Water in September of his intention to audit the business case “used to justify the decision to proceed with the Tillegra Dam”. Read more…