On the afternoon of Christmas eve, Sydney Water circulated a media release that a 90 million dollar contract had been tendered with the Australian company Abigroup to construct the side spillway for Warragamba Dam.
Work is due to commence in late February and we understand that the contract is now binding and highly unlikely to be walked away from by this or future State Governments.
Those who have supported the campaign against the infamous alternative option of rising the dam wall by 23 metres and placing the wild rivers of the southern Blue Mountains under threat of inundation, might take a few moments to write and thank the Government for fulfilling its commitment on this issue. A letter to Planning Minister Craig Knowles or Premier Carr with a copy to your local MP would be a useful step, there being still some political division over the issue (see election article in this issue).