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Guardian: A plan to dump dredged sediment onto a sensitive wetlands area beside the Great Barrier Reef near Abbot Point would lead to much more slurry being pumped into the waters of the reef than officially estimated, a report has warned.
In its submission to the federal government, the environment group WWF cites expert advice that the project’s modelling underestimates by nearly 30% the amount of sediment and water that would be discharged into the ocean through a pipe from the wetlands ponds.
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Australia: Great Barrier Reef at risk from ‘rushed’ sediment dumping plan at Abbot Point
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on December 22nd, 2014
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