Henderson Dam Upgrade

What's this project all about?

To provide Whitemark residents with improved drinking water security, TasWater undertook a project to increase the amount of bulk water storage by raising the height of Henderson Dam. Its storage volume has increased from 40 megalitres (ML) to 92 ML.

To maintain the supply while the dam was empty during construction, a temporary reverse osmosis water treatment plant was installed at Lady Barron, an above-ground temporary raw water storage dam was constructed alongside South Pats River, and a schedule of water carting between the two facilities was put in place.

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