The Days of Dams are dead
Apr 2nd, 2008 |
Last week, Sydney Water Managing Director Kerry Schott was quoted as saying “the days of dams and cheap water are gone”. This statement is in complete contradiction to Hunter Water Corporation’s proposal to construct Tillegra Dam, a 450GL dam (the size of Sydney Harbour!) in the Upper Hunter.If Australia’s largest governing water body, Sydney Water is claiming that dams are old technology and that the focus for water security for the future should be on water recycling schemes and desalination plants, why is the NSW Government and Hunter Water going ahead with Tillegra Dam?
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