The Snowy Mountains scheme

Question 1

What is it?

Answer 1

The Snowy Mountains scheme in the Kosciuszko National Park- Australia
The scheme collects and diverts water so that it can be used by the power station to create electricity

Question 2

Negatives

Answer 2

Destroyed wildlife habitats
Some places have fallen to only 1% of its original discharge
Conflict between farmers and city dwellers
Record droughts in Australia in recent years triggered by El Nino events have used up the water allocations of Snowy Mountains Scheme