Safety Review of Birchville, Korokoro and Woollen Mills Dams - Issue 1
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This report looks at the safety of three non-operational
old water dams; Birchville, Korokoro, and Woollen Mill,
and assesses the dams conditions, their structural
stability, the risk of failure, and the potential hazard should
the dams fail.
This report uses criteria set out in the New Zealand SOLD
dam Safety Guidelines and the Building Act 2004 to assess
the potential impact category for the dams.
The report concludes that all three dams assessed have a low
rating for failure in an an earthquake or other disaster.
old water dams; Birchville, Korokoro, and Woollen Mill,
and assesses the dams conditions, their structural
stability, the risk of failure, and the potential hazard should
the dams fail.
This report uses criteria set out in the New Zealand SOLD
dam Safety Guidelines and the Building Act 2004 to assess
the potential impact category for the dams.
The report concludes that all three dams assessed have a low
rating for failure in an an earthquake or other disaster.