Community to have its say on raising Clarrie Hall Dam

24 February 2021

Consultants online to answer questions

Council is inviting the community to have its say on the proposed raising of Clarrie Hall Dam before the completion of the project’s Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

An online consultation will take place for three weeks from today (Wednesday 24 February) to explain key EIS findings to date and answer any questions.

The project’s EIS consultant, EcoLogical Australia, will manage the online consultation on Council’s engagement portal - Your Say Tweed.

Tweed Shire residents and other stakeholders are encouraged to visit www.yoursaytweed.com.au/raisingclarriehall-eis to:

  • view a 3D animated flyover of the proposal to raise the dam by 8.5 metres
  • read a plain language draft EIS summary
  • ask a question
  • request a call back to speak to the EIS consultant, and
  • complete a short survey to express their views about the proposal.
Residents and other stakeholders must register on the Your Say Tweed website to have their say before the community consultation closes at 4pm on Wednesday 17 March 2021.

The proposal to raise the wall of Clarrie Hall Dam has been classified as State Significant Infrastructure. When the EIS is completed the studies will be placed on public exhibition by the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) for 28 days. During this time, members of the community can make a formal submission on the proposal.

When the EIS is placed on public exhibition, a link to the DPIE’s Major Projects page will be published on the Your Say Tweed website to help the community access the full EIS and make submissions via the State Government. All submissions must be considered and responded to in a Response to Submissions Report.

DPIE will consider both the EIS and Response to Submissions Report and then make a recommendation to the Minister as to whether the project should go ahead and, if so, under what conditions.

Assuming the Minister recommends the project can proceed, the final decision on whether to progress to construction will be made by the elected Tweed Shire Council.

Council has received part funding for the EIS under the NSW Government’s Safe and Secure Water Program.

Council is proposing to raise the wall of Clarrie Hall Dam by 8.5 metres to double the dam's footprint and treble its capacity from 16,000 megalitres to 42,300 megalitres. This would provide a secure water supply for the Tweed until at least 2046 and increase the supply’s resilience to climate change.

For more information, visit www.yoursaytweed.com.au/raisingclarriehall-eis

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Caption: A 3D animation of the proposed raising of Clarrie Hall Dam is part of the consultation.

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