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Rous County Council has a new plan for 2021, now that the Dunoon Dam is out of the region’s water strategy.
Evidence on the attitudes of householders towards measures to save water that can be retrofitted to existing properties.
Three Northern Rivers councillors have submitted a rescission motion to bring the proposed Dunoon Dam project back to the region's future water infrastructure plans. Rous Councillors Robert Mustow and Sandra Humphrys from Richmond Valley Council, along with Ballina representative Sharon Cadwallader, signed the document submitted to the council. They want to ensure the dam is off the plans only if there is scientific proof there is enough groundwater to ensure the long term viability of water supply for the region. The document acknowledges "the deep significance of the land in and around t...
"At the end of the day, we also need to ensure that our decisions don’t mean people paying more rates in the future."