{"id":295667,"date":"2021-03-14T18:47:39","date_gmt":"2021-03-14T08:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=295667"},"modified":"2021-03-15T09:58:05","modified_gmt":"2021-03-14T23:58:05","slug":"dam-risk-reduced-sunwater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2021\/03\/14\/dam-risk-reduced-sunwater\/","title":{"rendered":"Dam Risk Reduced: Sunwater"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sunwater says it has reached a significant milestone in its Paradise Dam remediation work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

March 14, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunwater says it has reached a significant milestone in its work at Paradise Dam to improve the safety of downstream communities.<\/p>\n

The corporation has completed a range of activities on the dam spillway, strengthening the structure and reducing the risk of dam failure.<\/p>\n

A 600mm concrete crest has been constructed on the dam wall, finalising a 5.8m lowering, with passive steel anchors successfully installed through the dam\u2019s roller compacted concrete layers.<\/p>\n

Further ancillary works will continue, including quality assurance work, construction of a new fishway and concreting downstream of the dam to provide interim protection against scour.<\/p>\n

A Sunwater spokesperson said the works, which have reduced pressure on the dam wall in a significant flood event, are a short-term risk reduction measure while a longer-term dam remediation plan is confirmed.<\/p>\n

With the completion of work on the dam spillway, the risk of dam failure has been reduced to a one-in-5000-year event.<\/p>\n

Prior to the start of the essential works, the dam failure risk was one-in-200-year event, such as the community experienced in 2013.<\/p>\n

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