色控传媒 has been appointed as the dams engineering services provider for Seqwater鈥檚 Dam Improvement Program and other dam infrastructure projects planned to be completed by Seqwater now and into the future. This appointment continues 色控传媒鈥檚 decades-long partnership with South East Queensland鈥檚 bulk water supply authority in one of Australia’s fastest-growing regions.聽
色控传媒 will progress major works including the next tranche of upgrades on the region鈥檚 gated dams 鈥 Wivenhoe, Somerset and North Pine. This includes supporting Seqwater on key technical planning and design activities to finalise the Detailed Business Case (DBC) for the Somerset Dam Improvement Project. 色控传媒 will also support on the DBC for the North Pine Dam Improvement Project and the Options Analysis (OA) for the Wivenhoe Dam upgrade.
Enabling works are expected to commence on-site at Somerset Dam in 2025 as part of the first stage of its upgrade. Staged strengthening works are also expected to commence at North Pine Dam this year to deliver enhanced safety benefits ahead of the major upgrade, and geotechnical investigations to inform the Wivenhoe Dam OA concluded late 2024.
Seqwater is South East Queensland, Australia鈥檚 bulk water supplier responsible for delivering safe, secure bulk water supply to more than 3.8 million people in South East Queensland. Seqwater owns and operates 26 dams and will upgrade its three largest, dams to achieve modern engineering and safety standards. These dams provide water security and flood mitigation for the South East Queensland region.