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Interesting facts that may well make the decision to close Logue Brook Dam into a major election issue (Water mismanagement in W.A.)


DID YOU KNOW?

  • In Western Australia Nanga Dell Park Dam, Samson Dam, Stirling Dam, The Drakesbrook Pool, The Aboriginal Pool, the Hamel Stops, Yarloop natural pool, and now Logue Brook Dam all previous recreational water bodies have been closed to the public in recent years.
  • 19.1 Gl went over the wall at Wellington Dam this year…Wasted!
  • 20Gl was scoured from the bottom of Wellington Dam this year, let go out to the ocean… Wasted!
  • Industry in the region use in excess of 300 Ml annually of drinking quality water to wet down roads etc to keep dust down.
  • 20 Gl is wasted in losses from the IWSS water supply in Perth every year…Wasted!
  • The current value of the water in Logue Brook Dam to the Water Corporation is approx 3c per kilolitre. Under this new deal sanctioned by the Carpenter Labor Government, Water Corp can now sell the water to the public for up to $1.70 per kilolitre!!! That's a 5567% profit increase
  • Jim Gill, the Chief at the Water Corp has stated that within 7 years the dams will become redundant due to drying climate when in fact there has been no reduction in average rainfall in Western Australia since 1876 according to BOM figures…see graphs at Drying Climate?
  • By 2015 requirement for drinking water is an additional 107 GL. We now have available 45 GL from the Desal Unit #1. 11.8 GL from two dams resulting from the Harvey Water Trade. Estimated additional water needed each year is 5 GL, say from 2007 to 2015 = 8 x 5 equates to a total 40 GL. Currently 56.8 GL is available. By 2011 an additional 50 GL available from Desal #2. Total by 2011 available = 106.8 GL. Throw in the 5.3 from Logues in 2010 and you have a total amount available by 2015 of 111.8 GL, which reflects an EXCESS of beyond Water Corporations stated requirements. (Desal unit # 2 is also being built to have the production capacity of 100 GL).
  • In addition to the above scenario there are move afoot to increase the use of recycled water for industry.
  • There is consideration for a small desal unit to be installed on Wellington Dam.
  • There are many farms down south in Harvey that are being sold hence the lower need for irrigation water.
  • Industry is buying up many farms in the area to acquire the water rights for their industry expansion.
  • The population of WA has reduced their consumption up to 17 GL per year since the inception of rostered watering days.
  • Currently we have found 166 dual use dams operating in other states and in the Northern Territory. A number of these dams allow unrestricted recreation.

    Examples - NSW

    1. Ben Chifley Dam 2. Burrendong Dam 3. Corgello Lake 4. Chaffey Dam 5. Clarrie Hall Dam 6. Crookwell Dam 7. Danjera Dam 8. Dumaresq 9. Endeavour Lake 10. Fiztroy Falls Reserve 11. Flat Rock Creek Dam 12. Glenbawn Lake 13. Glennies Creek Dam 14. Goongong Dam 15. Gosling Creek Reserve 16. Graham’s Town Dam 17. Hume Dam 18. Jewara Dam 19. Jindabyne Lake 20. Keepa Lake 21. Manly Dam 22. Mulawa Lake 23. Parramatta Lake 24. Pejar Dam 25. Pindari Dam 26. Rylstone Dam 27. Tallowa Dam 28. Windamere Dam 29. Wyangala Dam

    Examples - QLD

    1. Awoonga Dam 2. Baralaba Dam 3. Baroon Pocket 4. Beardmore Dam 5. Bedford Weir 6. Bowen River 7. Caboolture River Weir 8. Charters Tower Weir 9. Chinchilla Weir 10. Cooby Dam 11. Coolmunda Dam 12. Corella Dam 13. Cressbrook Dam 14. Fairbairn Dam 15. Fiztroy Barrage 16. Glenlyon Dam 17. Goondiwindi Weir 18. Gordonbrook Dam 19. Hinze Dam 20. Kinchant Dam 21. Lake Julius 32. Lake MacDonald 23. Lake Monduran 24. Lenthalls Dam 25. Leslie Dam 26. Miles Weir 27.Moondarra Dam 28. Mount Morgan Dam 29. Moura Weir 30. North Pine Dam 31. Peter Faust Dam 32. Somerset Dam 33. Storm King Dam 34. Sura Weir 35. Teemburra Dam 36. Wivenhoe Dam

    Examples - NORTHERN TERRITORY

    1. Manton Dam

  • Visit this web site for very interesting reading – a long term sustainable water solution for Western Australia - www.agritechsmartwater.com.au

    Compiled by the SAVE LOGUE BROOK DAM ACTION GROUP Inc