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Frieda River Limited Sepik Development Project Environmental Impact Statement Chapter 14 – References Frieda River Limited Sepik Development Project Environmental Impact Statement Chapter 14 – References SDP-6-G-00-01-T-084-015 Environmental Impact Statement Sepik Development Project 14. REFERENCES ACIL Allen. 2018. Sepik Development Project Economic Impact Assessment. ACIL Allen Consulting Pty Ltd. Brisbane, Australia. AECOM. 2011. Frieda River Landscape and Visual Study. November. Report prepared by AECOM, Sydney NSW, for Coffey Natural Systems, Abbotsford Vic. Alabaster, J.S. and Lloyd, R. 1982. Water quality criteria for freshwater fish: 1. Finely divided solids. Food and Agricultural Organisation, Butterworths, London. Allen, G.R. and Coates, D. 1990. An ichthyological survey of the Sepik River, Papua New Guinea. Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement 34: 31–116. ANCOLD. 1998. Design of Dams for Earthquakes. The Australian National Committee on Large Dams. 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