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GAWB has
taken the next step in its
planning for the future water
needs of the Gladstone region by
preparing an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) for the
Gladstone-Fitzroy Pipeline.
GAWB is carrying out
preparations for the pipeline
now, including seeking
appropriate environmental
approvals, to ensure that the
pipeline and its associated
infrastructure, should
government approve its
construction, can be constructed
within two years as soon as
increased demand or low dam
levels trigger the need.
The
EIS was made available to the
community to view and comment on
during a 30-business-day public
comment period, which finished
on 15 December 2008.
Submissions on the EIS were
received from various government
agencies, land owners and
members of the community.
GAWB is in the process of
preparing a supplementary report
to the EIS to be lodged with the
Department of Infrastructure and
Planning.
The
EIS assesses the environmental,
social and economic impacts of
the project and proposes
mitigation measures to manage
these impacts where required.
The EIS addresses the topics
outlined in the final Terms of
Reference issued by the
Queensland Coordinator-General
in October 2007.
Click here to view the EIS
Summary of Major Findings,
which provides an overview of
the EIS’s key findings (5Mb
file).
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