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Dear Mr Jensen,

RE; TRAVESTON CROSSING DAM.

The government’s recent re-election seems to have re-kindled its enthusiasm to build Traveston Crossing Dam. The Premier has claimed the election result provided a “mandate”, a rather dubious claim given that the proposed dam did not even rate a mention at the government’s election launch and that many Brisbane voters were convinced it was either ‘on hold” or even “scrapped”. Some Labor candidates even erroneously claimed the proposal now lay with the federal government.

It is now over a year since the close of the submission period for the EIS and the time line for sending the revised EIS to Canberra has been pushed ever further into the future.

One of the things that the federal Environment Minister must consider is “the suitability of the proponent”. Legal action in the Federal Court over the failure of Paradise Dam to comply with its approval conditions in relation to a working fishway could be an important factor given that several key QWI personnel have been involved in both projects.

Given that the case will not be heard until September, it is simply not reasonable to delay submission of the EIS to Canberra until after that date.

The Queensland Government always said it would build this dam if it stacked up environmentally.

It’s time now to assess this proposal. It is time to submit the revised EIS to the Federal Government for an independent arbiter’s decision.

Given that Peter Beattie’s claim at the time was that Paradise Dam “raised the bar on environmental excellence”, the impacts of the Traveston proposal clearly need independent review.

In the three years since Traveston Crossing Dam was first announced, its anticipated cost has more than doubled while its anticipated yield has been cut by more than two thirds. More than half a billion dollars has been outlaid for property purchases in anticipation of Federal approval.

The Traveston proposal has the potential to severely damage the environmental and economic credibility of the state government but this is not a reason for deferment. The proposal should be either put to the Federal Government or dropped.

 
 
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