Dam Facts

Construction

400,000m3 of roller compacted concrete was used
40,000m3 of conventional concrete was used
1 million tonnes of rock from the excavation was crushed to a very tight specification for use as concrete aggregate in the dam wall
At the peak in early 2005, 450 people worked on the Dam's construction, with work continuing day and night
The Creter Crane used to construct the Dam was an Australian first - never before had a crane of this size and type been used in Australia
On 10 March 2005, the workforce achieved an Australasian record in the placement of Roller-compacted concrete
The Dam reached 'practical completion' stage in November 2005.

40 percent of the Dam's workforce came from the Wide Bay Burnett region
Over 120,000 hours were spent training and upskilling the Alliance team members
A Burnett Water Local Participation Policy was put in place to ensure that competitive local suppliers and service providers were given a full, fair and reasonable opportunity to participate in projects such as the Paradise Dam
Over 200 suppliers from the Wide Bay-Burnett region were involved in supplying goods and services
Water from the Dam provides much needed support to the regions' industrial and agricultural community
Almost 90 per cent of the total expenditure on Burnett Water's projects has been spent in Queensland
It is anticipated that up to 50,000 people a year could eventually visit the Dam to use the newly created recreational facilities.