To whom it may concern,
Raising the dam must go ahead to ensure Sydney's future needs.

To whom it may concern,
I would like the opportunity to do bushwalking in the areas be affected by the flood plan development.
The loss of culturally significant sites would be devastating for many people.
Please seek alternative options.

To whom it may concern,
The Blue Mountains World Heritage area is not just a world class National Park, in 2000 it was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage list in recognition of its Outstanding Universal Value for the whole of mankind. Raising the Warragamba dam wall and consequent damage to natural and cultural values would be a clear breach of these undertakings and Australia’s obligations under the World Heritage Convention.
An estimated 65 kilometres of wilderness rivers, and 5,700 hectares of National Parks, 1,300 hectares of which is within the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, would be inundated by the Dam project. This includes:
• The Kowmung River - declared a ‘Wild River’, protected for its pristine condition under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974;
• Unique eucalyptus species diversity recognised as having Outstanding Universal Value under the area’s World Heritage listing such as the Camden White Gum;
• A number of Threatened Ecological Communities, notably Grassy Box Woodland;
• Habitat for endangered and critically endangered species including the Critically Endangered Regent Honeyeater and Sydney’s last Emu population.
• The engineering firm (SMEC Engineering) who undertook the environmental and cultural assessments for the project have an established history abusing Indigenous rights, recently being barred from the world bank.
• Severe fires during the summer of 2019/20 devastated 81% of Blue Mountains Heritage Area. No post-bushfire field surveys have been undertaken.
• Only 27% of the impact area was assessed for Aboriginal Cultural Heritage.
• Threatened species surveys are substantially less than guideline requirements. Where field surveys were not adequately completed, expert reports were not obtained.
• No modelling of the stated flood and economic benefits of the dam wall raising are outlined in the EIS.
• The integrity of the environmental assessment is fundamentally flawed, and cannot be accepted as a basis for further decision-making by the Minister for Planning.
• Over 1541 identified cultural heritage sites would be inundated by the Dam proposal.
• The Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Assessment Report has been severely and repeatedly criticised by both the Australian Department of Environment and the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) for not appropriately assessing cultural heritage in meaningful consultation with Gundungurra community members.
• There are many alternative options to raising the Warragamba Dam wall that would protect existing floodplain communities. A combined approach of multiple options has been recommended as the most cost-effective means of flood risk mitigation.
• Alternative options were not comprehensively assessed in the EIS. Any assessment of alternatives does not take into account the economic benefits that would offset the initial cost of implementation.
• On average, 45% of floodwaters are derived from areas outside of the upstream Warragamba Dam catchment. This means that no matter how high the dam wall is constructed, it will not be able to prevent flooding in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley downstream.
I implore you to reconsider that plan designed to allow developers to profit from teh loss of this pristine wilderness.

Man made. dams are not natural to the environment and are dangerous should a natural disaster happen.

To whom it may concern,
I do not agree with the dam construction give the fact by raising the wall, it will flood wild rivers and other important bushwalking
areas west of Sydney. More than 1,000
sites of immense cultural, national and
historical significance in the Burragorang
Valley, like Indigenous cave art,
occupation and burial sites, will drown
beneath silty waters.
I love hiking and Australia is a lucky place that have such a marvellous treasure in nature. Please let's protect our natural resources!

To whom it may concern,
I have bushwalked in the Blue Mountains for most of my life. One of my favourite areas is the Wild Dog Mountains, the Gangerang Range and the Kowmung River. They are beautiful and irreplaceable.
Raising Warragamba Dam will flood these areas. Destroying parts of them for my generation and future generations.
I strongly oppose raising Warragamba Dam. Flood plan development in Sydney (of which the dam makes up only 55% of the catchment anyway) can not justify the destruction of these wonderful areas.

To whom it may concern,
With a great sadness I have read the documents exposed at the NSW Planning Portal.
I am an architect by profession working in a construction company , I do understand the impacts of a wall over 14m been built in a world heritage.
I can see this is an easy and quick straight forward solution that probably will resolve the problem in the next 5 years.
What we are failing to do is to look to the next 100 years ahead, to challenge the status quo, to challenge engineers to look for sustainable solutions that will makes us all proud and set the example for other to follow to stop destroying my beautiful Australia.
I do know the place well and often enjoy my time bushwalking around. This proposal hurts, and makes me cry because I’m insignificant and powerless.
I wish I could make a difference, I wish a could take action and protect with my arms the little green space that has survive over million years.
I do love nature and I hope you can make the right decision, no for your party or your political ambitions but for a future where we stand up for mother nature.

To whom it may concern,
I believe this area is profoundly important for the well being of all Australians, the loss of Flora and Fauna would be irreversible and such a loss is priceless.