1 Several significant papers have been written over the past twenty years which describe the many facets of the operation and maintenance carried out on the seventy-six registered large dams and numerous smaller water retaining weirs and structures owned and operated by Hydro-Electric.

2 This paper reviews a selection of particular projects carried out during the last ten years which demonstrate the variety of reservoir maintenance tasks.

  • INTRODUCTION

  • MONITORING AND RESOURCES

  • TYPES OF MAINTENANCE WORKS

  • ERICHT DAM

  • MULLARDOCH DAM

  • D GATES AND VALVES

  • LOCH ERICHT SCOUR GATE

  • DISCHARGE REGULATORS

  • CLUANIE DAM NEEDLE VALVE REFURBISHMENT

  • FLOOD GATES

  • STABILITY PROBLEMS

  • CONCLUSION

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