Coolmunda Dam maintenance works

Coolmunda dam

Sunwater will undertake maintenance and upgrade works on two of Coolmunda Dam’s seven spillway gates between July and October 2022. The works will ensure the ongoing reliability of the gates in managing outflows from the dam. 

Site mobilisation will commence in late July 2022 and include the delivery and temporary installation of a crane and other construction equipment.

For the duration of the works, there will be no impact to customer water supply from Coolmunda Dam and no disruption to recreational areas around the dam or to Lake Coolmunda Caravan Park.

Site demobilisation and practical completion of the work is expected by the end of October 2022 however, this timeframe is weather dependent.

As part of normal Coolmunda Dam operations, once the dam’s capacity reaches higher than 100 per cent, releases will be managed via the spillway gates to return the dam to its full supply level during the works. Should a weather event be predicted in the Coolmunda Dam catchment which could see the dam exceed its full capacity, the gates undergoing works would be put back into service and, if required, the machinery demobilised from site.

For more information on these works, please contact community@sunwater.com.au or call (07) 3120 0270.