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STANTHORPE families and farmers will have access to a larger, more secure water supply after Queensland’s independent Co-ordinator-General approved the $76 million Emu Swamp Dam project. Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning Jeff Seeney said the project would create up to 145 jobs during construction and secure Stanthorpe’s future water needs. “This additional water supply, a new 10,500 mega-litre dam at Emu Swamp located about 15 kilometres southwest of Stanthorpe, will enable the region’s agricultural sector to grow and prosper,” Mr Seeney said. “It will also provide an estimated $139 million injection into the state’s economy through construction and the operation of the dam and its pipelines.” The former Stanthorpe Council had been investigating building a new dam since 2006 in response to requests from residents and farmers for extra water. Southern Downs Regional Council will construct the dam on the Severn River and build a 23km pipeline from the dam to the existing Mt Marley water treatment plant. The Co-ordinator-General has attached 50 conditions and recommendations to the project that the council must abide
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