1998: Dam Improvement Program launched

The safety and integrity of our dams has always been a priority.

In 1998, GMW launched its Dam Improvement Program.

The Dam Improvement Program was a major venture to upgrade the dams GMW inherited to contemporary standards and to maximise community safety.

The $37 million first phase of the work was funded equally by the Victorian Government and GMW.

Some of the early works the program funded included the strengthening of Lake Eppalock’s embankment and upgrading the major outlet structure at Waranga Basin.