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Rural Roundup…Canowindra Dam Project

24 June, 2015 By editor

Canowindra Dam Project

A proposed 700 gigalitre dam could have many benefits for the town of Canowindra, including creating hundreds of jobs in the construction phase, a more secure town water supply and major recreational components with obvious perks like tourism.

Michael Payten, Chairman of the Belabula Land Holders Association, also stressed the value of irrigated agriculture to the district. “We are big proponents of the dam and want it to go ahead.”

“However, the dam isn’t only about irrigation and it would provide unprecedented water security for the Central West and a dam at Cranky Rock so low in the catchment would mitigate much of the destruction caused by flooding.”

The State Government began looking in the Lachlan Valley for the best potential dam site in 2014 and came up with 16 potential sites across the Greater Lachlan catchment. The two sites are Cranky Rock 1 and Cranky Rock 2, located about 15km east of Canowindra on the Belabula River.

“We have written to the local members and to the new Minister for Water Nile Blair asking for a commencement date,” Michael said. “I would urge the State Government to commence the study to give those landholders directly impacted by the dam site some certainty. It’s unfair to leave people in a position where they are not sure about the future of their land.”

The construction timeframe will be more evident when the Government finishes their comprehensive site study looking into the geological, environmental, social and financial impacts of the proposed dam.

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