Sideling Creek Dam at Lake Kurwongbah in South East Queensland will receive $20 million in improvement works to enable it to continue to operate safely into the future. Construction work for the upgrade is scheduled to begin in May 2018 and is being carried out in line with Seqwater’s Dam Improvement Program. The dam, which was commissioned in 1957 and [...]
The Sunshine Coast’s Baroon Pocket Dam has filled for the first time in three years. Heavy rainfall during early to mid March 2018 has caused all Sunshine Coast and Noosa dams to reach full capacity and spill. Seqwater Acting Chief Executive Officer, Dan Spiller, said that while Sunshine Coast dams are now full, it is important for people to understand [...]
Icon Water (ACT) is seeking tenders for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of piping, Ranger's Pump, electrical, civil and structural works to replace equipment which is unsafe and/or in poor condition at the Corin Dam. Icon Water also requires a backup power supply in the event of the mini hydro supply being not operational, and replacement of a section [...]
WaterNSW has awarded the contract to upgrade electrical assets at five metropolitan dams in the upper Nepean system. Downer Group will carry out the upgrades which is the start of the wider project scheduled to finish by 2019. The dams supply up to 30 per cent of Sydney’s drinking water and are vital in ensuring high-quality water is supplied to [...]
TasWater is looking for new owners for Waratah Dam in the state’s North West. The water reservoir was inherited by TasWater when it formed in 2013, however it has not been used as a water supply for many years. TasWater is responsible for ensuring customers are not charged for maintaining unused assets. TasWater Dam Safety Manager, Fraser White, has been [...]
Water Corporation’s $14 million upgrade to Mundaring Weir in Western Australia has reached a major milestone when a 42 tonne steel pipe was lifted into the dams intake tower. Minister for Water, Dave Kelly, said the 40-metre-long, 2.5m-wide pipe was manufactured and transported to the site from a workshop in Naval Base. "With our rainfall levels in decline as a [...]
SA Water has completed a $6.3 million upgrade of the Tod River Dam on Eyre Peninsula in South Australia as part of a larger body of works to align the state’s dams with updated national dam safety guidelines. The Tod River Dam is about 27km north of Port Lincoln and is supplied from the Toolillie Creek catchment. It was taken [...]
The Queensland Government is providing funding for the Connolly Dam pipeline upgrade and the Morgan Park sewerage connection in Southern Downs as part of the $400 million Works for Queensland program. Minister for Local Government, Mark Furner, said he has seen firsthand the benefits that Works for Queensland is having on the Southern Downs community. “Today we’ve seen a number [...]
Melbourne Water reports that following below average rainfall this winter, water storage is below the desired level. Melbourne’s water storages have risen by just 2.3 per cent, or 41 billion litres, over winter following rainfall 12.9 per cent below the 30-year average, and runoff into storages 35 per cent below average. As of 31 August 2017, Melbourne’s water storages were [...]
Cooloolabin Dam on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland will be upgraded as part of Seqwater’s Dam Improvement Program. The upgrade of the dam, located near Yandina, will involve the construction of filter buttresses to strengthen the embankments on either side of the dam's spillway and the lower part of the largest saddle dam. Work is scheduled to begin in September [...]
The once mighty US utilities infrastructure is fast fading. It’s becoming crystal clear that dams, bridges, roads, parks and water supply lines across the country require more upkeep than funding currently allows. According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, a full 70 per cent of US dams will be more than 50 years old by 2025. In a study [...]
An Australian water utility has been recognised as a global leader in planning for climate resilience by the world’s leading water utilities at an international conference in Madrid. The Global Water Summit has appointed Water Corporation as one of only six inaugural members of the Leading Utilities of the World group, a newly formed network created to share ideas and [...]
The Queensland Dam Safety Regulator has determined the schedule of Seqwater’s Dam Improvement Program, based on risk assessments. Over the next 18 years, Seqwater will be delivering this program, enabling the region’s dams to continue to operate safely in the future - including the Wivenhoe and Somerset Dams. Minister for Water Supply Mark Bailey said all Seqwater dams currently comply [...]
TasWater has given principle support to the development of a new raw water dam on the Tea Tree Rivulet near Buckland on the state’s east coast to help secure future water security for the Orford and Triabunna regions. The dam is being proposed by the Glamorgan Spring Bay Council with backing from the Department of State Growth. The dam will [...]
Seqwater is setting an example for water utilities across Australia with its improvement program for South East Queensland dams. The upgrade program aims to increase storage capabilities, improve the ability to handle extreme water management challenges and ensure the dams comply with safety guidelines. Many of Seqwater’s dams supplying drinking and irrigation water to South East Queensland were built in [...]
The Western Australian Government has committed $37 million to lower salinity levels at Wellington Dam and expanding irrigation in the state’s southwest under the Myalup-Wellington Water for Food project. Western Australian Water Minister, Mia Davies, said the state government funding would be used for irrigation infrastructure including a redeveloped Burekup Weir and a new pipe network. WA Premier Colin Barnett said [...]
A contract has been awarded for the second stage of a safety upgrade to Keepit Dam in northeastern New South Wales. SRG Limited was awarded the $24.4 million contract to carry out the project. New South Wales Member for Tamworth, Kevin Anderson, said the Keepit works were part of WaterNSW’s dam safety upgrade program, which is bringing dams into line [...]
The construction contract for the $50 million project to repair the Boondooma Dam spillway in Queensland’s South Burnett region has been awarded. Australiasian civil enginerring firm Fulton Hogan was award the contract, with works involving strengthening the spillway chute, the installation of additional defensive anchors, and concrete protection of the spillway walls. Queensland Minister for Water and Energy, Mark Bailey, [...]
SunWater has committed $50.5 million to reinstate and repair the Boondooma Dam spillway, in the South Burnett Region of Queensland, following damage sustained during the 2011 and 2013 flood events. Queensland Treasurer, Curtis Pitt, said the work will support around 120 full-time jobs for the region during construction. “These works are essential to ensure the ongoing supply of water needed [...]
Zinfra recently completed a project to install nine motorised gates at the heritage listed Upper Canal in NSW. It was very different to Zinfra’s usual water projects, which traditionally involve pipes, pumps and water treatment assets. Contracted by WaterNSW, Australia’s largest water supplier, the scope of works included the design, fabrication, installation, testing and commissioning of nine motorised control gates [...]
The Somerset Hydro-Electric Plant in South East Queensland will be restored and upgraded, increasing the state’s ability to produce electricity from renewable sources. Queensland Energy and Water Supply Minister, Mark Bailey, said once refurbished, the plant would generate electricity from the regulated flow of water from Somerset Dam into Wivenhoe Dam. “The plant, which first generated power in 1954, [...]
The New South Wales Government has invested $495,000 for upgrades to Bombala Water Treatment Plant, and $5.35 million for the Lake Wallace Dam project in Nimmitabel, in the Monaro region. The funding is part of the Restart NSW Water Security for Regions program, which aims to improve water security. The works at the Bombala Water Treatment Plant will see aging [...]
Wappa Dam on the Sunshine Coast in South East Queensland will undergo an upgrade as part of Seqwater’s Dam Improvement Program, which will involve modifications to the embankment and spillway as well as the installation of new filter drains. An independent assessment of Wappa Dam found improvements were needed for the dam to meet Queensland and national dam safety [...]
Water releases from the Wyangala Dam in New South Wales will be tripled to free up storage capacity ahead of significant rainfall throughout the region. In late August 2016, Wyangala storage sat at 95 per cent capacity, with 3000ML a day released from storage. WaterNSW, the state’s river system operator, have increased the dam’s releases to 10,000ML/day to achieve the available [...]
TasWater has assessed the damage to sewer and water infrastructure around the state following severe flooding in June 2016 and estimated the repair costs to be around $20-$25 million. TasWater CEO Michael Brewster said that while damage from the floods was significant, the extreme weather event also demonstrated the organisation’s ability to deal with emergencies and minimise disruption for customers. “Our [...]
Large amounts of water are being released from barrages into the Coorong in South Australia, following opportune conditions and the increased volume of unregulated flows in the River Murray. Unregulated flows means that the River Murray flow has not been captured in the Murray-Darling Basin Authority-controlled storages for irrigators. Up to 80,000 megalitres a day of water will be released from [...]
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