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Work to raise La Gogue dam to start next year |26 July 2014


Work to raise the level of La Gogue dam by six metres will start next year, a R250 million project which will increase the dam’s water capacity by 60%.

This was said by the Minister for Environment and Energy Professor Rolph Payet  who, along with a delegation from his ministry and from the Public Utilities Corporation (PUC), met the Anse Etoile MNA Melval Dugasse and district administrator Jenna Dubignon and other members of the district’s authority yesterday to brief them on the project and explain how it will be implemented.

Minister Payet also wanted to see and discuss further issues on site with those in charge of the project  which included PUC’s chief executive Philip Morin, deputy chief executive Joel Valmont and other officials.

According to Minister Payet the right type of compact earth is needed to fill the back and front of the raised area of the dam and this has been identified in the La Gogue dam area.

A water treatment plant will be built further down below the dam.

Areas of the dam will demarcated so as to prevent future development in the area.

Mr Morin said that the feasibility study and design done by engineering company GIBBS showed that it’s feasible to increase the dam’s capacity by 600,000 cubic metres of water.

“It will take around three years to complete the project as this is a very big project which will involve lots of civil works because as the minister has said we need to get the right type of earth for this project,” he said.

Mr Morin also said that extra precautions are in place to minimise the risk of polluted water being distributed to households and also making sure the availability of water for use.

“There will be some water restriction during the construction period and we will be relying more on desalinated water but we will also try to tap into other water sources to distribute to other regions with no sources of water,” he  explained.  

Water to fill up the dam once it is raised will come from Mount Simpson and  Rochon dam and other little sources that feed into the dam during the rainy season.

 

 

 

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