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Pages tagged "Bradfield Scheme"


Our Burdekin Basin

Posted on Campaigns by Crystal Falknau · April 26, 2020 5:12 PM

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Background

Environmental Studies

Dam Proposals and Feasibility Studies

Water Security and Dams

Correspondence

Seminar: Ensuring a Viable Burdekin Basin (Sept 2020)


Campaign Summary

 

The Burdekin Basin supports a range of landscapes and communities, and activities such as agriculture, fishing and recreation. 

Numerous dam proposals along the Burdekin could threaten the long-term health of the river, as well as the Ramsar wetlands of Bowling Green Bay and the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.

Urannah Dam, Hells Gates Dam, Big Rocks Weir and the expansion of the Burdekin Falls Dam could together contribute to:

  • increased turbidity (dirtiness) of the Burdekin River
  • rising water tables (and associated threats to agricultural production) in the Lower Burdekin
  • the erosion of Cape Bowling Green due to sediment starvation, and
  • increased nutrient flows to the Great Barrier Reef.

We have listed some useful resources on this page.

We aim to raise awareness of the risks associated with multiple, large-scale dam proposals and work with policy-makers, stakeholders and North Queensland communities to ensure the best outcomes for people, industry and the environment. We are working to prevent the Burdekin River from becoming the next Murray-Darling and advocating for an integrated management approach. 

Other Resources

 

  • This document was prepared by Dr Eric Wolanski and John Connell, and provides a summary of some of the environmental issues facing the Burdekin Basin, with a focus on the erosion of Cape Bowling Green.
  • Check out the Productivity Commission webinar (02/03/2021) on National Water Reform 2020 here.
  • Read our submission on the National Water Reform draft report here.
  • Read our latest submissions on the Burdekin Falls Dam Raising Project and the Urannah Dam Project here. 
  • The Terms of Reference for the Environmental Impact Statement for Big Rocks Weir have been released, as of July 2021.

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