Rous County Council Chair Keith Williams. Photo David Lowe.
Since the Dunoon Dam was shelved, Rous County Council has put a new draft of the Future Water Project 2060 on public exhibition. They are currently seeking feedback from people living in the four constituent councils of Richmond Valley, Byron, Ballina and Lismore.
In part two of this two part series,
The Echo sat down with Rous Chair Keith Williams to dig into the detail, and address some of the controversy around the future of water in the Northern Rivers.
Your opponents are currently attacking recycled water using quite inflammatory language. Is this damaging the prospects of success of projects like Perradenya, which some of these people have previously publicly supported?
1. Boundary Road at Marom Creek (Caution) WATER OVER ROAD - Proceed with Caution 2. Burns Point Ferry Road (from Kalinga Street to Ferry) (Caution) WATER OVER ROAD - Proceed with Caution. High tides and rainfall causing flooding. 3. Dalwood Road at Gum Creek Weir (Caution) WATER OVER ROAD - Proceed with caution 4. Friday Hut Road at Emigrant Crossing (Caution) WATER OVER ROAD - Proceed with Caution 5. Houghlahans Creek Road Causeways (Caution) WATER OVER ROAD - Proceed with Caution 6. Houghlahans Creek Road Causeways (Caution) WATER OVER ROAD - Proceed with Caution 7. Lindendale Road at Marom Creek (Caution) WATER OVER ROAD - Proceed with Caution
• Capeen Creek Road - Capeen Creek No. 1 Bridge • Collins Creek Road - Railway overbridge - Load limits in place on railway overbridge - 8 tonne rigid, 33 tonne semi-rigid • Duck Creek Road - Curtis Dip Bridge - 20 tonne load limit • Edenville Road (Caution) - Cedar Point Bridge - 20t load limit • Fawcetts Plain Road - Scarrabelotti s - road often underwater in heavy rainfall events - drive with care and be alert for changed road conditions Doggies Waterhole is open but please drive with care and be alert for possible changes to road conditions such as damage to road surface and debris on road.
6th Apr 2021 10:00 AM | Updated: 12:44 PM A number of roads have been closed by Northern Rivers councils after recent rain and due to other reasons. The current list by MyRoadInfo includes:
Byron Shire Council: Council is not aware of any other roads that are closed, she added. As always - people should drive to the conditions and be aware that because the catchment is so wet, water rises quickly and can cause flash flooding in some areas. Closed 1. Norton Street, Ballina (between Fox and Bentinck Streets) - Access to this road is restricted due to a council approved event. 2. Dalwood Road @ Gum Creek Weir (Caution) WATER OVER ROAD - Proceed with Caution
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