This would also free up NSW funding to allow progress for critical town water projects across the state. “We want to get these projects under way because this is about water supply and security,” Morrison said. The NSW premier, Gladys Berejiklan, described these announcements as “historic” given the last dam built in NSW was in 1987. “We need thorough assessment of water infrastructure projects now more than ever to ensure we don’t make matters worse,” the chief executive, Chris Gambian, said in a statement. Dams fail to provide water security for local communities, they degrade river systems and cause a host of environmental problems.

Source: The Guardian October 12, 2019 23:16 UTC