Team
Our approach to both Division 4 (Notice of Intent to Undertake Dam Works) and Division 3 (Application to Undertake Dam Works) permits and WAARs is from a fatal flaw analysis perspective where we investigate and work through all the potential issues (flora, fauna, vegetation, yield, engineering, fish passage, acid sulfate soils, saline soils, landslide, sediment and erosion control and Aboriginal Heritage).
We then provide the client with guidance on likely additional assessment requirements, associated costs and likelihood of a successful application, prior to completing and submitting a Division 4, Division or WAAR.
While we undertake the majority of the dam feasibility assessments ourselves, we also coordinate the preparation of reports from other specialists (surveyors, hydrologists, engineers, Aboriginal and Cultural Heritage consultants etc.) where required.
RMCG Tasmania has Class 2 engineering expertise (ANCOLD). Dam safety reviews generally require completion and compilation of all required documentation for registering existing dams. This entails desktop and field assessment to complete key dam details such as catchment and spillway capacity calculations, a Dam Safety Compliance Check, and assessment of the Consequence Category in accordance with ANCOLD Guidelines 2012. This includes:
We work closely with dam engineering consultants as project managers and coordinators for larger projects and to ensure an appropriate level of expertise in situations where additional engineering is required.
In 2016, we were engaged to register a number of existing unregistered TasWater owned dams and lagoons as required under the Water Management Act 1999.
The completion and compilation of all required documentation for registering existing dams included desktop and field assessment to complete key dam details such as catchment and spillway capacity calculations, a Dam Safety Compliance Check, and assessment of the Consequence Category in accordance with ANCOLD Guidelines 2012. This included: