Burnett Catchment Water Infrastructure Project, Burnett Dam, Queensland, Australia
Key Data:
Burnett River Dam storage capacity
300,000Ml
Medium priority supply (agricultural use)
124,000Ml a year
High priority supply (urban and industrial use)
20,000Ml a year
Burnett River Dam access road
16km of unmade roads upgraded
Kirar Weir access road
6km gravel and bitumen road upgraded
Burnett River Dam cost
AUS$168m
Walla weir cost
AUS$5.2m
Kirar Weir cost
AUS$20m
Dam access road cost
AUS$6.8m
Weir access road cost
AUS$1.4m
Anticipated total project cost
AUS$200m
Project Timeline:
State Government environmental approval
October 2001
Commonwealth Government approval
January 2002
Dam access road construction began
April 2003
Weir access road contract awarded
May 2003
Weir access road construction began
June 2003
Access roads completed
Mid October 2003
Kirar Weir construction commenced
December 2003
Dam contract award formally announced
October 2003
Dam site works commence
November 2003
Dam foundation prepared / detailed design finalised
Spring 2004
Construction of the main spillway wall commenced
Mid 2004
Relocation and upgrade of upstream infrastructure completion
Late 2004
Dam wall completed
Early 2005
Outlet works commissioned
Mid 2005
Work completed
November 2005
Key Players:
Sponsor
State of Queensland
Project developer
Burnett Water - company established by State of Queensland (now a subsidiary of SunWater)
Main contractor (dam construction)
Burnett Dam Alliance (comprising Walter Construction Group, Macmahon Holdings, Hydro Tasmania, SMEC and Wagner Group)
Dam access road contractor
RoadTek, in partnership with Biggenden Shire Council
Eidsvold Weir access road
Eidsvold Shire Council
Environmental impact study
Sinclair Knight Merz
