Northern NSW coating program

The Northern NSW Coatings Program will identify WaterNSW’s weirs throughout Northern NSW to receive essential maintenance work, including protective coating

Coating work will remove the risk of deterioration of essential WaterNSW assets and improve the structure’s resilience to environmental factors, extending their life by up to 25 years. This will enable WaterNSW to provide continued service to customers.

Keepit Dam spillway gates, Namoi Valley

Work to apply a protective coating on the surface of two spillway gates at Keepit Dam will start on Monday 1 July 2024 and will take about five months to complete, weather permitting.

Coating work will include the installation of scaffolding, surface preparation and the application of the new protective coating.

Work will take place between 7:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday to Friday and 8:00 am to 4:00 pm on Saturday & Sunday. No noisy works will be undertaken on Saturday after 1.00 pm and Sunday. There will be no work on public holidays or nightworks.

The coating works will not impact the operation of the dam or access to nearby recreational facilities. Environmental controls will also be in place to prevent impacts to water quality.

Gunidgera weir gates, Namoi River

Work to apply a protective coating to Gunidgera weir gates, Namoi River, was carried out between 15 June 2023 and August 2023.

To minimise impacts to the community and customers, work was completed outside the irrigation season.

Tareelaroi regulator gates, Gwydir River

Work to apply a protective coating on the surface of Tareelaroi regulator gates, Gwydir River, was carried out between  Monday 3 April 2023 and Friday 12 May 2023.

To minimise impacts to the community and customers, work was completed outside the irrigation.