Environment & Energy

The reservoir behind the dam is now flushing out through a portal opened on January 11, 2024. Decades of fine silt will be flushed down the river. This breaching happened with little notice because a weeks worth of rain created conditions conducive to a robust ‘flushing’ action. Replanting of millions of seeds, and many thousands of native plant seedlings will start immediately as the reservoir draws down. The dam itself, already being deconstructed, will be completely demolished in the coming months.