Wollondilly Shire Council condemns the inadequacies of the recently released Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Warragamba Dam Wall Raising project, by the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment and WaterNSW.

The EIS has been watered down and doesn’t fully take into account environmental protections. Indigenous heritage studies are insufficient and fail to recognise the need to protect Gundungurra sacred sites, and there has been inadequate consultation with Wollondilly.

Help us protect what’s important:

·      Our Indigenous heritage

·      Native species such as the Regent Honey Eater

·      Blue Mountains World Heritage status

·      Warragamba businesses and tourism economy

·      Wollondilly communities (impacted by heavy vehicles, noise and dust)

Once it’s lost it can never be replaced!

There are alternatives the Government can consider such as:

·      Evacuation routes for people living in the Penrith and Hawkesbury areas

·      Stop allowing further development in the floodplain

·      Spillways

·      A program of compulsory acquisition of existing downstream flood affected properties over time to create floodplain open space corridors

·      Increasing the use of recycled water

Make sure your voice is heard by signing the petition and help us stop the dam wall raising!

To find out more about this campaign visit: www.wollondilly.nsw.gov.au