A second stage of the project has commenced planning and will involve realignment of the river and removing willows downstream of Barwon Water’s Wurdee Boluc Inlet Channel offtake. These works are required in order to ensure ongoing protection of the Wurdee Boluc Inlet Channel embankment and on-stream monitoring assets and to fulfill Barwon Water’s land management obligations.

An external consultant has been engaged to complete concept options and detailed designs for this second stage of works. The options will be shared with the CCMA, local landowners, Eastern Maar and DELWP to confirm agreement on the approach and to inform the confirmed option’s detailed design.

Barwon Water has been in discussion with local landowners regarding this new stage and will continue to keep local landowners informed as the project progresses.