MDB IDEAS BY JOHN HAY

THIS IS A LIST OF IDEAS FROM A JOHN HAY WHO WITH HIS SON TONY AND THEIR FAMILIES OWN ULUPNA ISLAND STATION WHICH IS ONE OF OUR ICONIC PROPERTIES.

JOHN IS 71 AND HAS BEEN A DAIRY FARMER THEN A GRAZING/CROPPING FARMER SINCE HE WAS 13 SO KNOWS A THING OR 2 ABOUT IRRIGATION.

WITH JOHN’S PERMISSION I HAVE TYPED HIS LIST OUT AND POSTED IT

1 All new housing to have a minimum 50000 litre rain water tank and 2kw solar system

2 Build new dams for environmental water, start with Big Buffalo etc and these will also supply hydro electric power 24/7

3 Faze out carryover water to a maximum of 30% of allocation, it is too complicated and affecting water allocations, plus we don’t have dam capacity

4 Buy back water allocations from investors who don’t irrigate land

5 Build a wall across the narrow part of the Tallangatta arm of the Hume Weir.

The benefits would be, could grow the township, also increase the capacity of Hume Weir, plus if there was a need to release pressure off the main wall it would keep critical needs water and the pressure could be released much faster

6 Use engineering to flood iconic sites such as the Barmah Forest and other wetlands

7 With a growing population there is a need to create new water, not keep dividing up existing water

Finally use facts and common sense not science

John Hay

7 Torgannah Road

KOONOOMOO VIC 3644

0358 711443