Too much water at the Cotter Dam

Mark Sullivan on 2CC’s gardening program stated that the expanded Cotter and other measures (pipelines etc) should keep ACT’s water secure until 2035.

Given this estimate, I sincerely hope ACTEW is planning to build the Tennent Dam in the very near future, as we a likely to experience drought at least once again before 2035 according to the previous rainfall patterns listed below (from Cedric Bryant’s ‘Gardening’ in CT Relax 31/10/2010):
1902
(probably others need to be inserted here, but special mention to 1933 as we had very severe bush fires that year, indicating similar conditions to 2003)
1944
1957
1968
1982
(then, obviously 2003 to 2008).

A pattern of drought averaging one every 15 years mean ACTEW really needs to pull their finger out and spend money on their raison d’etre, not wasteful spending of OUR MONEY on sponsorship or glossy mags.

To much? As in, cheers to much water at the Cotter Dam? Or is there too much water there?

There is something kind of ironic about it being 40 days (and perhaps nights?) of rain. But not Alana Morisette ironic like rain on your wedding day – that’s just sh1tty luck.

Jivrashia: What do you suggest, a giant tarpaulin over the construction site?

Heavy rain causing delays is a normal and expected part of construction projects. It’s factored in to the estimates.

Maybe they should build an ark instead of a dam.

Jivrashia said :

You mean it didn’t cross their mind that the drought breaks?

Plan much ACTEW?

If they were planning properly, the dam would already by built and this rain would be captured.
If they were planning properly, they wouldn’t have built Googong Dam in a rain shadow, nor ignored warning as early as 1995 that a new dam would be needed within a decade.

Jivrashia said :

You mean it didn’t cross their mind that the drought breaks?

Plan much ACTEW?

Perhaps you could give the date it’ll stop raining so they can pencil in starting work again Jivrashai? Nearest day’ll do – we don’t need to go down to the hour. Thanks.

You mean it didn’t cross their mind that the drought breaks?

Plan much ACTEW?