IN THE EXAMINER TODAY"Increase for Gorge 'trickle'
BY ALISON ANDREWS CHIEF REPORTER
08 Apr, 2011 08:32 AM
BY ALISON ANDREWS CHIEF REPORTER
08 Apr, 2011 08:32 AM
AN alderman has dismissed a promised one- cubic-metre increase in water flow through Launceston's Cataract Gorge as a disappointing trickle.
Hydro Tasmania announced yesterday that it had concluded its two-year review to determine the appropriate environmental flow through the Gorge.
Hydro business sustainability manager Andrew Scanlon said it had decided to increase the base flow from 1.5 cumecs to 2.5 cumecs.
"We think that this is a good result for the Gorge and a good result for Launceston," Mr Scanlon said.
"There was not a lot of difference to be seen between 2.5 cumecs and 3 cumecs. ... click here to go to the article
NOW, Mr. Scanlon's assertions and assessments are being challenged. Their veracity is in question and given that this is a hot issue in Launceston we can expect to to the politicians line up to lob their grenades into Mr. Scanlon's backyard. It should not be forgotten either that this is ELECTION YEAR for Aldermen and the coveted posts of Mayor and Deputy Mayor.
The Esk Rivers and the Tamar come together to form one of Tasmania's most contentious waterways. Unsurprisingly the Hydro is in the thick of the contention and mostly because their assertions and assessments are typically self-serving and arrogant – lacking in veracity too more often than not.
For now just watch this space as rancor unfolds and the recalcitrant Hydro ducks and dives in an attempt to unblot their copy book even if it is way past time for that. Their reputation is probably irrevocably stained.
Hydro Tasmania announced yesterday that it had concluded its two-year review to determine the appropriate environmental flow through the Gorge.
Hydro business sustainability manager Andrew Scanlon said it had decided to increase the base flow from 1.5 cumecs to 2.5 cumecs.
"We think that this is a good result for the Gorge and a good result for Launceston," Mr Scanlon said.
"There was not a lot of difference to be seen between 2.5 cumecs and 3 cumecs. ... click here to go to the article
NOW, Mr. Scanlon's assertions and assessments are being challenged. Their veracity is in question and given that this is a hot issue in Launceston we can expect to to the politicians line up to lob their grenades into Mr. Scanlon's backyard. It should not be forgotten either that this is ELECTION YEAR for Aldermen and the coveted posts of Mayor and Deputy Mayor.
The Esk Rivers and the Tamar come together to form one of Tasmania's most contentious waterways. Unsurprisingly the Hydro is in the thick of the contention and mostly because their assertions and assessments are typically self-serving and arrogant – lacking in veracity too more often than not.
For now just watch this space as rancor unfolds and the recalcitrant Hydro ducks and dives in an attempt to unblot their copy book even if it is way past time for that. Their reputation is probably irrevocably stained.
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