Southern Rural Water has received an application from Energy Australia Yallourn for an annual take of 1,500 megalitres (ML) from the Morwell River. The application is for a returned water licence for the purposes of conducting operational tests of pumping infrastructure. Each test is expected to require between 700 ML to 750 ML of water.
All water will be pumped through diversion pipelines, with no consumptive use of water. So, 100% of the water will be returned to the river system.
Southern Rural Water aims to ensure the community has access to accurate and transparent information about the applications and is given a fair opportunity to provide feedback before any decisions are made.
A consultation process will now take place to ensure the proper consideration of relevant matters, as per the Water Act 1989. Comment will be sought from any interested person or party who considers they may be affected by the application.
For more details about the process, or to have your say, visit our project page here.