WARRAGAMBA DAM
FLOODS
OF THE
It give me pleasure in
recommending this publication to the thousands of residents living downstream
of Warragamba Dam, including Penrith, Emu Plains, Castlereagh, Windsor, Richmond
and the communities along the Hawkesbury as it winds it way to the sea.
It is often said that
hindsight is a wonderful teacher. Hindsight is the ability to understand, after
something has happened, what should have been done.
A great deal of the
material in this book is the work of James McClelland and my personal thanks
must go to him as his work and insights have allowed me to take up the fight to
protect life and property below the dam.
Jumping to conclusions
is not nearly as good a mental exercise as digging for facts.
On 13th May,
1816, His Excellence, the Governor, commanded the clergy of the day to read
during the Divine Services, that settlers of the banks of the Nepean and
Hawkesbury River move to areas that he has marked out, that are out of reach of
these inundations, for their accommodation and comfort. He went on to say that
the recent losses and misfortunes, to a great degree, were because of their own
imprudence and indolence.
It is a different story
today, and we must know the facts. The proposed spillway option does not
protect life or property below the Dam and, indeed, only comes into use when
floods to the proportion of those in 1867 are repeated. That means water
lapping the steps of Penrith Post Office in the east and near
This book is a must read
for those with the view to saving thousands of people from utter ruin and
distress.
Councillor Jim
Aitken
Book 118. Warragamba Dam. Floods of the
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