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| Paul Tully |
This letter was sent to the Minister in August 2012. It is a telling indictment of the methodologies used (or, worse still, not used) in the January 2011 Wivenhoe Dam Flood crisis which led to major flooding of the Brisbane and Bremer River systems destroying thousands of homes and businesses in Ipswich, Goodna and Brisbane.
Ian Chalmers is a highly respected Engineer whose views cannot be dismissed or pigeon-holed. His revelations are sensational and debunk many of the theories and explanations - and hearty doses of mutual back slapping - by engineers at the Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry. Any sensible person would put more reliance on what Ian Chalmers says than other engineers who have reputations - and their engineering mates - to defend and jobs to protect.
It will be very interesting to see if the current professional engineering and hydrological data being obtained by Maurice Blackburn Lawyers as a precursor to Australia's largest legal class action coincides with the advice and data collated by Ian Chalmers. Somehow, I think it will. All of which will put Premier Campbell Newman in totally invidious position.
Ian Chalmers is a highly respected Engineer whose views cannot be dismissed or pigeon-holed. His revelations are sensational and debunk many of the theories and explanations - and hearty doses of mutual back slapping - by engineers at the Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry. Any sensible person would put more reliance on what Ian Chalmers says than other engineers who have reputations - and their engineering mates - to defend and jobs to protect.
It will be very interesting to see if the current professional engineering and hydrological data being obtained by Maurice Blackburn Lawyers as a precursor to Australia's largest legal class action coincides with the advice and data collated by Ian Chalmers. Somehow, I think it will. All of which will put Premier Campbell Newman in totally invidious position.
I will continue to fight for all flood victims to ensure they get the compensation they deserve. Ian Chalmers has made this task one giant step easier.
Dear Minister,
Wivenhoe Dam Gates/ Flooding January 2011.
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| Ian Chalmers debunks flood claims |
After a
considerable amount of research and calculation, I have formed the opinion that
this flood and devastation could have been avoided.
Worse still, even after the Lawyers’ Picnic called the “Flood Inquiry” the risk of a repeat of such a flood has diminished little. I suggest that you look up Albert Einstein’s definition of “Insanity”.
Worse still, even after the Lawyers’ Picnic called the “Flood Inquiry” the risk of a repeat of such a flood has diminished little. I suggest that you look up Albert Einstein’s definition of “Insanity”.
However
the risk of repetition of the flooding can be dramatically reduced quite simply
and at no expense. All it requires is for you to instruct the bevy of bean counters, biro pilots and others that constitute the board
of SEQ Water to adopt the following Mindset, Strategy and Tactics in any future
flood.
Nobody
can predict with sufficient accuracy the intensity and location of rainfall let
alone the parameters of the resultant flooding.
Strategy: Therefore every inflow into
Wivenhoe dam is to be treated as the precursor of a flood of biblical
proportions and the following
tactics adopted. These tactics are to be maintained until it becomes
obvious that the dire assumption is incorrect.
Tactics: The gates are to be opened when the dam water level rises through Full Supply Level (El.67.00).
The purpose of opening the gates
is to stop (or preferably reverse) the rise of the water level in the dam.
In large floods this may take considerable time.
The rate of gate opening is a minimum of 5
gates x 0.50 metres opening per hour.
Such a
gate opening regimen has been tested against the January, 2011 floods with
favourable results. A copy of the graphs and tabulations is attached for
illustration. The raw data is available if you so desire.
As the
board members have shown a reticence to do the “right thing” and resign, each
January and June I assiduously study the honours awards in the expectation that
each of the SEQ Water Board members has been awarded a D.C.M. (Don’t Come Monday).
Please
acknowledge receipt of this submission as I do not wish to die wondering of its
receipt.
After this you are free to do with it what you wish.
After this you are free to do with it what you wish.
Yours Faithfully
Ian Chalmers B.E.,B.Econ.
15.12.12
