Delivered by Glenn during his time with LDI Constructions.
Our experienceCivil · Dams
Large-Scale Infrastructure
Charleston Dam · Forsayth, QLD · 2021
- Client
- Etheridge Shire Council
- Project value
- $12M
- Status
- Completed 2021
- Role
- Senior Project Manager
The challenge
Etheridge Shire Council needed a new 20 m high earthfill dam on the Delaney River near Forsayth, built in remote country against a changing political landscape.
What was delivered
- Delivered by Glenn as Senior Project Manager during his time with LDI Constructions
- Constructed a multi-zoned earthfill embankment around 20 m high, with a clay core and chimney and blanket filters
- Placed upstream and downstream rock protection
- Excavated the embankment cut-off trench through rock, and backfilled it
- Sourced and placed embankment materials to meet tight specifications
- Managed a scarce supply of construction water throughout the works
- Built a temporary bywash to carry wet-season flows safely through the site
- Installed dam monitoring instrumentation, including piezometers, seepage weirs and settlement points
13,438 MLfull supply volume, securing water for the Forsayth and Georgetown communities.
The outcome
Glenn saw the project through from the start of construction to completion in 2021. Charleston Dam, a Category 1 referable dam on the Delaney River, now gives Forsayth and Georgetown a reliable water supply with capacity to meet future demand.
20 mhigh zoned earthfill embankment
$12Mdelivered contractor-side over 2 years
220,000+ m³of clay, filter, earthfill and rock placed in the embankment