Emu Swamp Dam Project

Project overview*

EIS status EIS active
Description Either a 5000-megalitre urban water supply dam or a 10 500 ML urban and irrigation water supply dam (the EIS addresses both options).
Proponent Southern Downs Regional Council
Location/s On the Severn River, 15 km south west of Stanthorpe. Map
Local government/s Southern Downs Regional Council
Investment $76 million
Key features
  • dam
  • pipelines linking the dam to the region’s existing water treatment plant and, potentially, to irrigation properties
  • access road
Expected completion Not specified
Jobs
  • 145 (construction)
  • (Number of operational jobs not specified)

Environmental impact statement (EIS) process

Date Activity
Pending Supplementary report on the EIS
12 January 2008 to
25 February 2008 		Public consultation on EIS
26 June 2007 Terms of reference for EIS (PDF, 508 KB) released.
31 March 2007 to
8 May 2007 		Public consultation on draft terms of reference for EIS.
9 February 2007 Gazettal of ‘significant project’ declaration.
3 January 2007 Project deemed a ‘controlled action’ by federal environment minister.
20 December 2006 Project referred to federal environment minister.
8 September 2006 Application, initial advice statement (PDF, 3.14 MB), submitted.

Read more about the EIS process.

Water supply options

In August 2009 the state government gave a $236,000 grant to the Southern Downs Regional Council to undertake additional investigations into a range of urban water supply options for Stanthorpe.

A shortlist of options was presented to the council in April 2010. Council is currently undertaking further investigations into the options.

Media releases

* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.