To whom it may concern,
The Springwood Bushwalking Club has over 300 members of all ages who enjoy and love the Greater Blue Mountain World Heritage Area. A raised dam wall will destroy much of the area that we love and that we want to protect for all time, so that our children can also enjoy the wilderness. Damaging this area is a breach of our obligations under the World Heritage Convention. Over 65 kilometres of wilderness rivers and 5,700 hectares of National Parks and 1,300 hectares of the Greater Blue Mountains Heritage Area will be inundated by this project. So many of us have enjoyed the Kowmung River which is a declared ‘Wild River’, and it will be inundated by this project. We were appalled at the lack of detailed assessment of the impact on Aboriginal cultural heritage and also on the endangered species in the area.
The EIS concludes that the impact on plant biodiversity of prolonged inundation with silt laden waters is unknown but LIKELY to be dire. The precautionary principle should be applied – especially for upstream pristine rivers in a World Heritage area. Flooding in downstream tributaries e.g. McDonald, Colo and Grose will block the flow of water leaving the Nepean. Springwood Bush Club considers that raising the Warragamba Dam wall will be ineffective and the EIS is seriously flawed. We oppose the raising of the dam wall.

Please find attached my submission to the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and
Environment regarding the Warragamba Dam Raising Project (Application No. SSI-8441).

My submission objects to the proposal for the reasons set out in the attachment.

As I note on the second page of the attachment, I have made no reportable political donations during the previous two years and I accept all of the Department’s submissions disclaimer and
declaration requirements, as set out at: https://www.planningportal.
nsw.gov.au/major-projects/help/disclaimer-and-declaration

To whom it may concern,
I am opposed to the raising of the Warragamba Dam wall for the following reasons:
- environmental damage caused by flooding events withing the valley
- threatened species both flora and fauna will become more endangered
- traditional custodians of the land have not provided consent
- stop overdevelopment on the flood plain
Stop this proposal, as it will damage the world heritage Blue Mountains national park.

To whom it may concern,
I am asking that you do not raise the Warragamba Dam wall. I am aware that should this happen it will have a devastating negative impact on the environment of both native flora and Fauna.
If we need more water for distribution there are alternative actions which can be implemented which will not destroy the environment.

To whom it may concern,
Please save biodiversity and not raise the dam wall. Please use other means to reduce the city's demand for water.

To whom it may concern,
Please look at some alternatives

To whom it may concern,
I am greatly concerned that the raising of warragambe dam will negatively impact UNESCO world heritage values in the greater blue mountains world heritage area.

To whom it may concern,
Sound like a damn good idea to me

To whom it may concern,
Raising the Dam would be disastrous.
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 pristine Kowmung River - declared a ‘Wild River’; also habitat for endangered species like the regent honeyeater.
Traditional owners have not given consent to the drowning of 1541 cultural heritage sites.