This page contains links to
(a) the various Feasibility Studies and Business Case Studies, for four proposed dams/weir projects
(b) draft versions of the terms of reference for the Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) as they are available.
Hells Gates Dam Feasibility Study (2018) / authors: Townsville Enterprise Limited (TEL)/SMEC
- Executive Summary (35 pages)
- Chapter 2: Technical Feasibility (708 pages)
- Chapter 3: Economic & Financial Feasibility (107 pages)
These original documents can be found here.
Burdekin Falls Dam Raising / authors: SMEC
- Burdekin Falls dam raising Feasibility Report (299 pages), Feb 2018
- Initial advice statement: Burdekin Falls Dam Raising. (67 pages), June 2020
- Burdekin Falls Dam Raising project: Draft terms of reference for an environmental impact statement, online from 30 Nov 2020 to 29 Jan 2021
Urannah Water Scheme (2017) / authors: Bowen Collinsville Enterprise Association
- Preliminary Business case (221 pages)
- Preliminary Business case: Appendix 11 - Economics (33 pages)
- An economic analysis of the Urannah Dam project - for Mackay Conservation Group (59 pages), 2020
- Urannah Project: Draft terms of reference for an environmental impact statement, online from 30 Nov 2020 to 29 Jan 2021
Big Rocks Weir Business Case (Aug 2020) / TEL
- Executive summary (27 pages)
- Main report
OTHER AGENCIES AND USEFUL SITES
National Water Infrastructure Development Fund - feasibility studies, Business Queensland