[1] Alongside the dam will be two pipelines to deliver water to industrial customers, a master planned irrigation scheme and a pumped hydro which will feed reliable energy back into the grid.
[7] According to the latest preliminary business case, over a third of water from proposed dam would be for current and expanded coal mining in the Bowen Basin.
There were concerns raised about the allocation of this funding despite Urannah Dam not being on a list of priority projects sent to the then Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce.
Major concerns over conflict of interest were also raised, as the funding was awarded to the company Initiative Capital, which was run by an LNP member and party donor.
It is our duty to protect our Biri (river) against the rapid demand for water supplies to the mining industry in the Bowen Basin.
[citation needed] Urannah is home to the IUCN-listed "near threatened" species black-necked stork (Jaiburu), and the "vulnerable" grey falcon.
Thirty species of birds have been identified at Urannah, including kookaburras, cockatoos, eagles, honey-eaters, owls, kingfishers and pelicans.
[16] According to the Threatened Species Scientific Committee, the proposed development of Urannah Dam would have a significant negative impact on Irwin's turtle.