NSW government urged to consider alternatives to raising Warragamba dam wall
by Lisa Cox from Environment | The Guardian on (#5QBKD)
Controversial plan should not proceed if it impacts Blue Mountains world heritage area, parliamentary committee that includes Coalition MPs says
A cross-party New South Wales parliamentary committee has recommended the state government consider alternatives to its controversial plan to raise the Warragamba dam wall.
The inquiry's interim report, released on Tuesday, calls on the government to more fully consider" alternatives to the project including the acquisition of properties on the lower flood plain and lowering the full supply level of the current dam.
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