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The proposed Tillegra Dam will negatively impact on the Hunter River Estuary, its Ramsar wetlands and migratory shorebirds. The many native species who call this unspoiled habitat home will also be affected. Not only will the dam destroy a pristine ecosystem, but it will also contribute to global warming through producing increased carbon emissions.

This dam is completely unnecessary to meet the water needs of this area at present or into the future. The Lower Hunter is the only urban region in Australia without water restrictions. Current water storage is extremely healthy. The volume of water that would be stored in Tillegra Dam would give an absurd and unnecessary level of water supply—at the cost of ruining an irreplaceable ecosystem and habitat.

To find out more, the following documents detail the destructive environmental impacts of the proposed, and unnecessary, Tillegra Dam:

• Download the No Tillegra Dam Group's submission against the Tillegra Dam proposal (PDF 206 KB)

• Download the report "The Impact of the Proposed Tillegra Dam on the Hunter River Estuary, its Ramsar Wetland and Migratory Shorebirds" by Richard T. Kingsford and Chelsea J. Hankin, University of NSW and Australian Wetlands and Rivers Centre (PDF 2.67 MB)
  

• Download the report “An Independent Review of Supply-Demand Planning in the Lower Hunter and the Need for Tillegra Dam” (PDF - 624 KB)

• Download the report "An Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Proposed Tillegra Dam"