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Connors River Dam and Pipelines

Project overview*

EIS status	Lapsed*
Description	A 373,662-megalitre dam, water from which will be transported via a 133 km pipeline to Moranbah and will primarily service coal mines (and associated communities) in Central Queensland's coal basins.
Proponent	SunWater Ltd (a government-owned corporation)
Location/s	Dam: on Connors River near Mount Bridgett, 110 km east of Moranbah and 70 km south of Sarina Pipeline: will run from the dam to Moranbah
Local government/s	Isaac Regional Council
Key features	roller-compacted concrete dam, including a central spillway and aquatic fauna transfer device pipeline associated infrastructure recreational area beside water storage area upgrade of access roads commissioning of temporary resource extraction areas

*Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.

Environmental impact statement (EIS) process

Date	Activity
3 July 2021	Coordinator-General’s report on EIS lapsed
28 June 2019	The Coordinator-General stated a new lapse date for the Coordinator-General’s EIS evaluation report from 3 July 2019 to 2 July 2021.
30 June 2017	The Coordinator-General stated a new lapse date for the Coordinator-General’s EIS evaluation report from 3 July 2017 to 3 July 2019.
16 December 2015	The Coordinator-General stated a new lapse date for the Coordinator-General’s EIS evaluation report from 20 January 2016 to 3 July 2017.
19 April 2012	Commonwealth Minister for the Environment's approval of 'controlled action', subject to conditions.
20 January 2012	Coordinator-General's report on EIS released. Summary of report ( 235 KB) Full report ( 7.09 MB)
14 March 2011	Supplementary EIS ( 2.45 MB) released. Appendix A ( 459 KB) Appendix B ( 719 KB) Appendix C ( 353 KB) Appendix D1 Part 1 ( 2.42 MB) Part 2 ( 1.75 MB) Part 3 ( 2.36 MB) Appendix D2 Part 1 ( 786 KB) Part 2 ( 3.45 MB) Part 3 ( 4.07 MB) Part 4 ( 3.01 MB) Part 5 ( 2.55 MB) Part 6 ( 3.73 MB) Part 7 ( 4.01 MB) Part 8 ( 2.20 MB) Appendix D3 ( 3.41 MB) Appendix D4 ( 750 KB) Appendix D5 ( 757 KB) Appendix D6 ( 1.18 MB) Appendix D7 ( 3.07 MB) Appendix E ( 438 KB)
6 February 2010 to 22 March 2010	Public consultation on EIS. EIS - Executive summary ( 843 KB) Complete EIS available at State Library of Queensland (record number: 1203398)
16 July 2009	Terms of reference for EIS ( 319 KB) released.
31 January 2009 to 9 March 2009	Public consultation on draft terms of reference for EIS.
25 September 2008	Project deemed a controlled action by Commonwealth Minister for the Environment.
28 August 2008	Project referred to Commonwealth Minister for the Environment.
7 March 2008	Gazettal of 'significant project' declaration ( 182 KB)
20 February 2008	Application, including initial advice statement ( 534 KB), submitted.

Read more about the EIS process.

Australian Government approval

Commonwealth Minister for the Environment's approval of controlled action, subject to conditions.

Last updated: 09 Nov 2021