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Australian notebook. Water supply needs to be increased

The spillway of Warragamba Dam.

The NSW Labor Opposition will oppose a plan to increase the size of the Warragamba Dam wall. Source: AAP

NSW Government is planning to raise the Warraganda dam walls by 14 meters, in order to secure water supply for the expanding metropolis. Environmentalists argue that will significantly increase flood danger in the area North-West of Sydney were many types of flora are protected


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By Vladimir Dubossarsky

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NSW Government is planning to raise the Warraganda dam walls by 14 meters, in order to secure water supply for the expanding metropolis. Environmentalists argue that will significantly increase flood danger in the area North-West of Sydney were many types of flora are protected



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