WALDRON AND CURRIE REACH CONSENSUS
June 17, 2008Posted
Water managers Wide Bay Water say it is the first time in two decades that Lenthalls Dam near Hervey Bay has been full at this time of the year.
Chief executive officer Tim Waldron says the dam level rose to 40 centimetres above capacity prompting the release of water into the Burrum River.
Mr Waldron says that is good news for the health of the river. Well Tim , you could vastly improve the fish population health if you , as the premier says , ‘get your finger out ‘ and build the fishway that you are supposed to be doing
“Over the last 12 months the amount of water that’s gone down the river would be, not just this rain event but the previous rain event, probably in the region of amount 36 megalitres which is as much as what the all our storage capacity of all our dams actually holds, so there’s been massive environmental flows in the rivers,” he said.
First time in 2 decades! , that’s 20 years! , well thank you Tim for substantiating my argument that Lenthalls Dam is situated in the worst possible catchment to be able to supply Hervey Bays future requirements , much appreciated , i knew we had something in common!
What Tim neglected to say was that his mates new crest gates, have caused a massive artifical environmental flow innundation to Wongi Waterholes , nice work Tim, but then you are an engineer not an ecologist , so i shouldnt expect you to understand .
Should i give you a slap on the back ? , i really cant decide!
Tags: dams-and-reservoirs, rainfall, rivers, water, hervey-bay-4655
