Sydney's main water supply could have increased capacity, but at what environmental and cultural cost? | Ilan Salbe

It’s not too late to become properly informed about the proposed increase to Warragamba Dam

Under a New South Wales government proposal Sydney’s main water supply storage, Warragamba Dam is to be raised by 14 metres, ostensibly so that downstream flooding can be mitigated by temporarily holding large volumes of incoming flood waters.

As is the way with dam proposals, it has attracted a great deal of controversy.

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