The $7.5 million reservoirs that will provide our region with increased water security and provision for the future growth of the area are due to become operational from April.
The concrete on the two Cannon Valley reservoirs was poured in December and it is expected the first will become active in April with the second due to follow at the end of May.
Capital Works Project Manager for Whitsunday Regional Council, Malcom Broidy, said that this will mean we are not so vulnerable during disaster season.
“If we had a major cyclone and lost that one reservoir it would become extremely difficult to maintain water supply to the community,” he said.
“The immediate impact of the additional reservoirs is that we have more security for our region.”
The current reservoir in Cannon Valley was damaged in the 2017 Cyclone Debbie and once the others are operational it will allow maintenance crew to repair the structure.
Over the next few weeks, the wall panels to the two new reservoirs will be set into place.
Using a post-transition system, 4x12 metre panels will be cast, concrete will be poured into the curved slabs which will then be stitched together to form the wall.
After this, the roof will be put into place.
The project is jointly funded by the government and Whitsunday Regional Council and delivered by LEED Engineering and Construction pty ltd.
An aerial photo of the Cannon Valley Reservoir
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