{"id":348310,"date":"2024-05-20T14:01:27","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T04:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=348310"},"modified":"2024-05-20T20:40:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T10:40:35","slug":"site-works-continue-on-dam-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2024\/05\/20\/site-works-continue-on-dam-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Site Works Continue On Dam Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_344225\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-344225\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-344225\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/borumba-dam.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/borumba-dam.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/borumba-dam-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/borumba-dam-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/borumba-dam-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/borumba-dam-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/borumba-dam-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-344225\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The current Borumba Dam &#8230; an upper reservoir would also be built if the pumped hydro project gets the green light<br \/> (Photo: Powerlink)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>May 20, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Site works are continuing for the proposed Borumba Dam pumped hydro project.<\/p>\n<p>A Queensland Hydro spokesperson said works over the next month would include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Borehole drilling at the site of the proposed upper reservoir,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Soil assessment and testing,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>LIDAR and ground control surveys near Borgan Road (Jimna area),<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Geophysics works, and<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Cultural heritage inspections.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Queensland Hydro is also beginning the next phase of a koala monitoring project at the project site this month.<\/p>\n<p>The monitoring is being done by environmental consultants Umwelt, Ninox and the University of the Sunshine Coast using thermal drone surveys and detector dogs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2024\/03\/19\/feedback-on-dam-scheme\/\">Feedback On Dam Scheme<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2024\/02\/26\/mp-urges-input-into-dam-impact\/\">MP Urges Input Into Dam Impact<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2024\/02\/19\/pumped-hydro-eis-process-begins\/\">Pumped 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Project<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>What Is Pumped Hydro?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>This video, by Hydro Tasmania, is about another project but includes an explanation about how pumped hydro works in conjunction with solar and wind power:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_PH0IJ-_qOI?;start=38&amp;end=100\" width=\"740\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Site works are continuing for the proposed Borumba Dam pumped hydro project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":344225,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin 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