Environmental concerns stall Traveston dam project Posted 24 minutes ago
The Queensland Government says construction of the Traveston Crossing dam near Gympie in the state's south-east will be delayed by several years due to environmental concerns.
Premier Anna Bligh says the coordinator-general has told the State Government the proposed dam is unlikely to receive Federal Government approval, unless there is environmental rehabilitiation of the site.
Ms Bligh says that could take several years.
She says given the delay, she will ask for urgent advice on plans to introduce recycled water into south-east Queensland's drinking supplies.
"In light of all these changes and confirmation yesterday of a delay in Traveston Crossing dam, I will today ask the Queensland Water Commission to provide urgent advice on whether the 40 per cent trigger that they identified in January 2007 for the introduction of purified recycled water is still sound," she said.
Meanwhile, the Federal Government has approved construction of the Wyaralong dam, near Beaudesert in south-east Queensland.
