Workshop minutes reveal new dam 'could take years to fill'

Matthew Kelly
Updated April 14 2021 - 11:20pm, first published November 20 2020 - 5:30am
No way: Upper Chichester residents opposed to a new Lower Hunter dam. A new dam would flood most of the Chichester Valley. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers
No way: Upper Chichester residents opposed to a new Lower Hunter dam. A new dam would flood most of the Chichester Valley. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

A new Lower Hunter dam could take years to fill, rendering it potentially useless in the midst of a severe drought, the minutes of a workshop to discuss new surface water storages show.

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Matthew Kelly

Matthew Kelly

Journalist

Matthew Kelly has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. He has been working as a general reporter at the Newcastle Herald since 2018. In recent years he has reported on subjects including environment, energy, water security, manufacturing and higher education. He has previously covered issues including the health and environmental impacts of uncovered coal wagons in the Hunter Valley, the pollution of legacy of former industrial sites and freedom of information issues.

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