The application is self explanatory .

The First link is to our Barristers web page of case studies .

The second is to the Save the Mary Forum , ENJOY.

Should you wish to make a TAX DEDUCTIBLE donation to the case , please contact the office of Wide Bay Burnett Conservation Council on 07 41 233361 and leave a message or email to wbbconservationc@bigpond.com

But then again , CSIRO climate change predictions are showing that stream flows in our region may decline , so this is not a certainty .

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“Peter,

RE:TOPS Gate Failure – likely inoperable when Water levels reached 26.69 in early June 08

1. Is it possible for the calibration to be up or down from the level – indeed maybe water levels were higher?

2. From What date would the calibration be out?

3. We note in the early June event Wongi was topped over ( Wongi Water hole joined Wongi Flat) which indicates the water levels in Wongi Flat and the wider dam were at least RL26.5 probably higher – why were the gates not working? ( Remember we also have photos at the gate wall in june that will indicate height and provide an indication as to whether the calibration is accurate or not)

3.1 How can you evidence that the calibration is actually out?

3.2 How long do you claim the calibration has been inaccurate?

Public Saftey is reliant on accurate reporting of the Dam and TOPS gates operational capacity ( or lack of it ) and of accurate reporting of water levels, if the dam supervisor cannot be trusted what evidence do you ask him to provide? Who is the third party?

4. Incident reports – When we first contacted NRW we asked for a copy of the incident report written in FEB 08 – I recall the incident report was to be supplied in 72 Hours of the event – that is an incident report should have been generated around 29 January and again around 12 Febuary a third report would be generated for the June event. Would you please provide these three reports. ( I note they have not been included in the FOI documents)

RESPONSE
“Because the dam gate operations are not controlled by the BoM water level sensors, I am not willing to get involved in the accuracy of the ‘levels’ it produces at this stage. It is a reporting issue, and as such, is an issue for the BoM and possibly the dam owner (I am not sure how it is funded). It just depends on how often they update their calibrations etc. However, I am not totally surprised by the difference – it probably had not been ‘calibrated’ for some time. I know the errors can be either positive or negative. The main issue is knowing what the actual water level is … and that is typically the role of the dam supervisor.

I am unaware as to why members of the public were not allowed access to the dam on 3/6/08. It may just be a case that they wish to control who goes onto their property from a public risk perspective. Again that is not an issue that I have any power to control.

I am hoping to visit WBW towards the end of next week to discuss these uses with them and get a first hand look at the issues you have raised.

Peter Allen
Director Dam Safety (Water Supply)
Water Industry Regulation
Telephone 07 3224 7636, Mobile 0418 728 755 Facsimile 07 3224 7999
Email peter.allen@nrw.qld.gov.au
http://www.nrw.qld.gov.au

Those who would like to know more about water recycling will find a copy of my booklet “From waste-d-water to pure water” on the Sunshine Coast Environment Council’s website:
http://www.scec.org.au/water-booklet/index.php

It will tell you what we put into water, how we take it out again and how we know that it has been taken out.

Jenifer Simpson