{"id":16164,"date":"2017-01-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/revealed-power-company-broke-pt-augusta-promise\/"},"modified":"2017-01-12T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T00:00:00","slug":"revealed-power-company-broke-pt-augusta-promise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/revealed-power-company-broke-pt-augusta-promise\/","title":{"rendered":"REVEALED &#8212; Power company broke Pt Augusta promise"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The company running the Pt Augusta power station pledged to keep water running at the site when it closed, says Pt Augusta mayor Sam Johnson.<\/h3>\n<p>Mayor Johnson told FIVEAA brekkie Alinta &#8212; since folded into Flinders Power &#8212; made the promise in a meeting at Parliament House in October 28.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LISTEN HERE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/302415788&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Mayor Johnson said: \u201cIt was advised to us by the Alinta rep at that meeting that they would keep &#8212; for up to two to three years &#8212; from the closure point, they would keep water going on the site for two reasons.<\/p>\n<p>One, dust suppression. And secondly, to ensure that water in Bird Lake was maintained to stop the stench and the other problem we now have also.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked by Mike Smithson whether the company had reneged, Mayor Johnson said: \u201ccorrect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/furious-pt-augusta-locals-confront-minister-ian-hunter\"><strong>Pt Augusta locals have been up in arms<\/strong><\/a> since a dust cloud stirred up around the plant settled over their town.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor said he was working to hold the company to account over its 2015 promise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s part of what we\u2019ve been doing for the last 18 months.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>MOST POPULAR<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/videos\/channel-7-news-blooper-goes-viral\"><strong>HILARIOUS 7 NEWS BLOOPER GOES VIRAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/sport\/pilko-drops-huge-port-adelaide-rumour-live-on-air\"><strong>PILKO DROPS HUGE PORT ADELAIDE RUMOUR LIVE ON AIR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The company running the Pt Augusta power station pledged to keep water running at the site when it closed, says Pt Augusta mayor Sam Johnson. Mayor Johnson told FIVEAA brekkie Alinta &#8212; since folded into Flinders Power &#8212; made the promise in a meeting at Parliament House in October 28. 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