Burdekin Falls Dam Raising project
Project overview*
EIS status | EIS active |
Description | Proposal to increase the storage capacity of the existing Burdekin Falls Dam by raising the dam by two metres. |
Proponent | Sunwater Limited |
Location/s | The project is located on the Burdekin River approximately 160 kilometres upstream from the river’s mouth and approximately 210 kilometres south of Townsville. Map |
Local government/s |
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Investment | Initial investment (2018) of up to $502 million. In the 2023−24 Queensland Budget, as part of reinvesting in the regions, $440 million has been allocated to contribute to the cost of improving and raising Burdekin Falls Dam by two metres. This is in addition to the Queensland Government’s existing $100 million project commitment. Planning and preconstruction activities will continue during 2023−24, while the Environmental Impact Statement process is underway, which will assist in determining a final cost estimate. |
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Construction start date | 2025 (subject to approvals, final design and an investment decision by the Queensland Government). |
Jobs | 150 full time equivalent (construction). |
* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.
Environmental impact statement (EIS) process
Date | Activity |
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Currently | Draft EIS being prepared by proponent. |
12 September 2023 | Coordinator-General stated a new project declaration lapse date of 7 April 2025. |
12 December 2022 | Proponent confirmed a refined scope of works, raising to two metres. |
23 August 2022 | Coordinator-General stated a new project declaration lapse date of 3 October 2023. |
1 April 2021 | Terms of reference for an EIS (![]() |
30 November 2020 to 29 January 2021 | Draft terms of reference for EIS public consultation (![]() |
28 August 2020 | Commonwealth Minister for the Environment decided that the project is a ‘controlled action'. |
29 July 2020 | Gazettal (![]() |
11 June 2020 |
Application, including initial advice statement (![]() |
Further information
Last updated: 13 Sep 2023