Wyangala Dam misses out on federal funding, but millions to be spent on improving flood warning systems
ABCThere is still no federal funding available for one of the most expensive water security projects in New South Wales. Key points: The Wyangala Dam expansion misses out again on federal funding The NSW government will start reviewing a long-awaited business case for the expansion Millions of dollars will be spent on improving flood warning systems for towns The proposed expansion of Wyangala Dam near Cowra in the state's Central West has been in the pipeline for three and a half years. "In one way it's not a surprise that they're cutting it, but it's a bit of shock," said Tom Green from irrigators' group Lachlan Valley Water. "That's great that it's been submitted and we look forward to hearing from the New South Wales government in their deliberations on that project," Mr Green said. The budget papers indicated the project's business case did not provide "sufficient support" for the storage's construction, and scrapping the project would save the government $595 million over seven years.
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