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Snowy Hydro tops up floods with environmental flow : Comments

By Jennifer Marohasy, published 1/2/2011

What is it with water bureaucrats that they follow the book, even if it means flooding downstream communities?

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Your Article is an amazing revelation of incompetence that people of such low IQ can be found operating the Snowy is simply amazing . Perhaps they don't know that Snowy water runs into the Murray ?
I appeal to you to "Name and Shame" all the Goons involved .
You must be one of the last "Real" Journalists left.
Posted by Garum Masala, Tuesday, 1 February 2011 9:00:10 AM
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If the licences are

Wrong, change them. Until then they must

Be honoured, by law
Posted by Shintaro, Tuesday, 1 February 2011 9:16:55 AM
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I can almost sympathise with the public servants that they are being forced into doing something totally daft. You will probably find that the agreement was set up during drought conditions under the assumption that low water flows would be the norm. Of course, the assumption was wrong, but the original agreements probably don't allow for the public servants to use discretion so they don't. Of course, there should be someone senior enough and with personality enough to elect to ignore the agremeement. No judge would ever hold it against them. But the public service is seldom set up like that..
Posted by Curmudgeon, Tuesday, 1 February 2011 10:03:33 AM
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This is utterly astounding. In so many instances we see a rigid belief in global warming leading to arbitrary policies which lead to adverse outcomes, but which are then often pointed to by environmentalists as evidence of global warming.
Posted by dozer, Tuesday, 1 February 2011 10:56:05 AM
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This, of course, is unbelievable. However, no doubt, these fools will be releasing water from Burrunjuck as well. It will still take much time for the world to move on this global warming alarmism.
Posted by Sniggid, Tuesday, 1 February 2011 11:36:42 AM
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When did they let water out?

How long before it gets down stream?

Days, weeks, months?

It may take 5 months before it gets from the Snowies to the outlet.

Will it add to the existing flood situation? Doubt it.

All dam levels and are readily available on the internet for instance Blowering is now at 96%.

They did let water out a recently from Blowering for a day or so, perhaps people down stream needed to drink and flush their toilets.

Now think of another problem can they let the dams remain full over winter?

Blowering can go from less than 10% full to over 80% with normal rainfalls and snow melt.

If they do not let water out the Murray could again be flooded.
Posted by PeterA, Tuesday, 1 February 2011 1:05:04 PM
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