Snowy Hydro scheme Australia
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- Snowy Hydro scheme- Australia
- Advantages of the scheme
- ENVIRONMENAL benefits
- Snowy Hydro provides hydroelectricity, which is renewable and doesn`t create any pollution.
- Allows plants to grow, and means that water can be stored effectively.
- Natural Landscape of mountains captures rain and snow easily, making it the perfect location for the system.
- There are ECONOMIC benefits
- Creates employment opportunities
- Recreational and tourism attractions
- 3 million visitors per year
- The scheme provides US$ 118 million per year!
- SOCIAL benefits
- Snowy hydro is the highest supplier of electricity to the SE region of Australia.
- Quick acting
- Provides immediate electricity and can deal with times of high demand
- ENVIRONMENAL benefits
- Disadvantages of the scheme
- ENVIRONMENTAL challenges
- Flow of the river is reduced to 1% natural!
- Results in a loss of floodplain wetland habitats
- Invasion of nature
- Loss of migratory fish populations
- Loss of exotic tree species due to salt water intrusion
- Flow of the river is reduced to 1% natural!
- SOCIAL challenges
- Creates conflict between downstream communities along MURRAY RIVER
- The Murray river has 80% of its annual flow diverted by irrigation
- Creates conflict between downstream communities along MURRAY RIVER
- ECONOMIC challenges
- Communities suffered a loss of income due to amount of money the project costs.
- government would be providing $500,000 in extra funding for a feasibility study to review geological studies and the technology.
- This could be spent on health care or education, therefore affecting the future generations and the citizens health and quality of life.
- ENVIRONMENTAL challenges
- Advantages of the scheme
- Snowy Hydro is situated in the south-east of Australia.
- It consists of 16 major dams, 7 power stations, a pumping station, 145 kms of inter-conncted tunnels and 80 km of aqueduct!
- Snowy Hydro scheme- Australia
- Advantages of the scheme
- ENVIRONMENAL benefits
- Snowy Hydro provides hydroelectricity, which is renewable and doesn`t create any pollution.
- Allows plants to grow, and means that water can be stored effectively.
- Natural Landscape of mountains captures rain and snow easily, making it the perfect location for the system.
- There are ECONOMIC benefits
- Creates employment opportunities
- Recreational and tourism attractions
- 3 million visitors per year
- The scheme provides US$ 118 million per year!
- SOCIAL benefits
- Snowy hydro is the highest supplier of electricity to the SE region of Australia.
- Quick acting
- Provides immediate electricity and can deal with times of high demand
- ENVIRONMENAL benefits
- Disadvantages of the scheme
- ENVIRONMENTAL challenges
- Flow of the river is reduced to 1% natural!
- Results in a loss of floodplain wetland habitats
- Invasion of nature
- Loss of migratory fish populations
- Loss of exotic tree species due to salt water intrusion
- Flow of the river is reduced to 1% natural!
- SOCIAL challenges
- Creates conflict between downstream communities along MURRAY RIVER
- The Murray river has 80% of its annual flow diverted by irrigation
- Creates conflict between downstream communities along MURRAY RIVER
- ECONOMIC challenges
- Communities suffered a loss of income due to amount of money the project costs.
- government would be providing $500,000 in extra funding for a feasibility study to review geological studies and the technology.
- This could be spent on health care or education, therefore affecting the future generations and the citizens health and quality of life.
- ENVIRONMENTAL challenges
- Advantages of the scheme
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