d issent ing ) ▁report ▁section ▁for ▁the ▁Water ▁Am end ment ▁Bill ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁( S aving ▁the ▁G oul burn ▁and ▁Murray ▁R ivers ), ▁which ▁also ▁highlight ed ▁the ▁many ▁ob jections ▁to ▁the ▁pipeline ▁in ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁subm issions ▁to ▁the ▁Senate ▁In qu iry . ▁Gr oups ▁such ▁as ▁Pl ug ▁the ▁Pi pe ▁and ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Farm ers ▁Federation ▁and ▁W aters hed ▁Victoria , ▁also ▁opposed ▁the ▁pipeline . ▁ ▁Green house ▁gas ▁em issions ▁over ▁a ▁ 1 0 0 - year ▁life ▁are ▁estimated ▁at ▁ 1 3 . 3 ▁million ▁t onnes ▁of ▁carbon ▁dio x ide ▁equivalent , ▁the ▁vast ▁majority ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁generated ▁by ▁p ump ing ▁water ▁over ▁the ▁Great ▁D ivid ing ▁Range . ▁The ▁pipeline ▁operator , ▁Melbourne ▁Water , ▁states ▁that ▁only ▁renew able ▁energy ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁p ump ing ▁and ▁the ▁system ▁generates ▁its ▁own ▁energy ▁as ▁water ▁from ▁the ▁pipeline ▁enters ▁Sug arlo af ▁Res er voir ." " ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Premier ▁released ▁a ▁report ▁" The ▁Central ▁Region ▁S ust ain able ▁Water ▁Str ategy " ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁government ▁claimed ▁it ▁wasn ' t ▁vi able ▁to ▁take ▁water ▁from ▁the ▁G oul burn ▁Valley ▁to ▁Melbourne . ▁The ▁C SI RO ▁has ▁since ▁released ▁several ▁reports ▁of ▁a ▁similar ▁opinion ▁and ▁has ▁commented ▁on ▁the ▁det r iment al ▁effect ▁such ▁a ▁di