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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.8.3 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:32:29 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Steve Burgess</title><link>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/steveb/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:39:53 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-AU</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.8.3 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>Some quicker, cheaper, more reliable and less destructive options for Brisbane ’s water.</title><dc:creator>SteveB</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:31:49 +0000</pubDate><link>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/steveb/2007/9/26/some-quicker-cheaper-more-reliable-and-less-destructive-opti.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">90229:793691:1278605</guid><description><![CDATA[The Queensland State Government can be commended for many of the drought response measures it has already put in place – such as the support of rainwater tanks, the Tugan desalination plant , the Western Corridor recycling scheme, and demand reduction and efficiency measures.

The University of Technology Sydney has undertaken a report of the water supply needs in SEQ. The report found that the water supply needs could be met by implementing the drought response measures that the Government is currently working on (less the Traveston Dam) and extending the current demand management initiatives with a particular emphasis on water smart new development.
]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/steveb/rss-comments-entry-1278605.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Regarding the future of the Australian Lungfish</title><dc:creator>stevem</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 02:15:50 +0000</pubDate><link>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/steveb/2007/8/14/regarding-the-future-of-the-australian-lungfish.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">90229:793691:1205630</guid><description><![CDATA[I have heard from a few reliable sources that the official &#8216;party&#8217; line within the Queensland labor party regarding the impact of the Traveston Crossing Proposal on lungfish goes something like this:

&#8220;They haven&#8217;t bred in the Mary River for over forty years - so their only hope for species survival is a captive breeding programme and Traveston won&#8217;t make any significant difference to the chances of species survival if a captive breeding programme is in place.&#8221;
]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/steveb/rss-comments-entry-1205630.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Mary River is choking on weeds</title><dc:creator>SteveB</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:37:58 +0000</pubDate><link>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/steveb/2007/7/29/mary-river-is-choking-on-weeds.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">90229:793691:1171920</guid><description><![CDATA[BE warned - images of the Mary River choked with weed could indeed be a crystal ball glance at the future, should dual events occur. If river flows con­tinue to be compromised by a lack of rain events, or by the building of the flawed Traveston Crossing Dam, these “dead zones” could join to become a continuous strip of lifeless water cut­ting through neighbouring shires. Catchment officer Steve Burgess does not exaggerate when he says this is a major disaster just hanging in the balance.
]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/steveb/rss-comments-entry-1171920.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Dam ineptitude</title><dc:creator>SteveB</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2007 00:46:06 +0000</pubDate><link>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/steveb/2007/5/6/dam-ineptitude.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">90229:793691:1041640</guid><description><![CDATA[BY now I shouldn’t be surprised by the sort of misleading statements that come from some sectors of the Queensland State Government with respect to the Traveston Crossing Dam proposal.

However I am amazed by the absolute mathematical ineptitude of recent attempts to mislead the Australian Senate and the Queenslard public.
]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/steveb/rss-comments-entry-1041640.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Background Briefing on Northern Interconnector Pipeline Stage 1</title><dc:creator>stevem</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 02:35:56 +0000</pubDate><link>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/steveb/2007/5/1/background-briefing-on-northern-interconnector-pipeline-stage-1.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">90229:793691:1034203</guid><description><![CDATA[As many groups as possible with an interest in the Upper Mary, Obi, Maroochy and Mooloolah catchments familiarise themselves with the implications of this proposal, and co-operate in writing submissions on the TOR for the EIS. (DEADLINE is 14th MAY)

As many groups as possible formulate a case to present to the Federal DEW assessor (Alex Rankin) to reconsider her decision in light of the clear implications the project has for EPBC listed species (particularly the cod) on the grounds that the proponent did not provide any advice at all as to the likely implications of the project on stream flows and subsequent impacts on EPBC matters in the Mary. From the information submitted by the proponent it would have been impossible for the assessor to have any idea of the impact on these EPBC matters.
]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/steveb/rss-comments-entry-1034203.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Bid to get Brisbane on-side on dam issue</title><dc:creator>stevem</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2007 22:26:48 +0000</pubDate><link>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/steveb/2007/4/1/bid-to-get-brisbane-on-side-on-dam-issue.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">90229:793691:989536</guid><description><![CDATA[Another Valley resident, Steve Burgess, presented an information session at Griffith University yesterday on the work he and Darren Edward have done auditing the State Government’s often questionable data on hydrology and engineering matters.

Sen Bartlett said the aim of last night’s information session was to try to give Brisbane people the facts on the dam and the threats it poses to the environment and the community.

“We need to get Brisbane people on-side,” he said yesterday.

“The Government has already programmed themselves to ignore people outside Brisbane.”
]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/steveb/rss-comments-entry-989536.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Why a thorough investigation of the Traveston Crossing Dam proposal is a Federal Government responsibility</title><dc:creator>SteveB</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2007 22:02:47 +0000</pubDate><link>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/steveb/2007/3/6/why-a-thorough-investigation-of-the-traveston-crossing-dam-proposal-is-a-federal-government-responsibility.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">90229:793691:944993</guid><description><![CDATA[In addition to the Federal Government’s legal obligation to administer the EPBC Act fully and appropriately with respect to the proposed Traveston Crossing Dam, the proposal falls clearly within the scope of at least 4 other major federal policies under which the Federal and Queensland governments have mutual obligations in the form of signed bilateral agreements.

These joint Federal/State policies are the
National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality (NAPSWQ)
National Water Initiative (NWI)
National Biodiversity and Climate Change Action Plan (NBCCAP)
National Agriculture and Climate Change Action Plan (NACCAP)
]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/steveb/rss-comments-entry-944993.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Mary Valley "water rights"</title><dc:creator>SteveB</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2007 08:18:59 +0000</pubDate><link>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/steveb/2007/1/23/mary-valley-water-rights.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">90229:793691:877579</guid><description><![CDATA[There are many inequities that have resulted from the rushed and ad-hoc approach the State Government and Queensland Water Infrastructure PL have implemented in buying up land in the Mary Valley (well in advance of gaining the approvals required to proceed with the development proposal under Federal and State legislatiuon).
]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/steveb/rss-comments-entry-877579.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Mary River Habitats</title><dc:creator>SteveB</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2007 13:55:32 +0000</pubDate><link>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/steveb/2007/1/14/mary-river-habitats.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">90229:793691:864473</guid><description><![CDATA[Took advantage of a visiting friend and his family with a video camera to spend some time in the river today.

Tried to put some pictures to go with the facts and figures about flows and how the river works. Tried to keep them brief.

3 ultra short video clips (about 2 mins each)
]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/steveb/rss-comments-entry-864473.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Research into trends in streamflow in the Mary</title><dc:creator>SteveB</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2007 01:45:24 +0000</pubDate><link>http://swampnews.squarespace.com/steveb/2007/1/13/research-into-trends-in-streamflow-in-the-mary.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">90229:793691:862774</guid><description><![CDATA[The Queensland Government has to abide by the National Biodiversity and Climate Change Action Plan 2004-2007 which specifically states that they must incorporate climate change projections into existing modelling of catchment hydrology. It specifically outlines a set of actions for catchments outlined in the National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality, (of which the Mary is a National Funding priority) with respect to maintaining habitat linkages for vulnerable species.
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