AUS-ROV Underwater Inspections

ROV Inspection — Pindari Dam Bubble Plume Pipeline, NSW
AUS-ROV has completed an ROV General Visual Inspection (GVI) of the newly installed bubble plume destratification pipeline at Pindari Dam on the Severn River in northern NSW.
This pipeline is a key piece of infrastructure for WaterNSW's $26.2 million cold water pollution project, funded by the Australian Government. The system works by pumping compressed air to diffusers on the reservoir bed, creating rising bubble plumes that mix the water column. This breaks down thermal stratification — where the bottom of the dam stays very cold — and helps ensure warmer, more consistent water temperatures are released downstream. Cold water pollution has been identified as a major factor in the decline of native fish species like Murray Cod and Golden Perch across the Murray-Darling Basin.
Pindari Dam is one of the deepest reservoirs in NSW, making ROV inspection of the submerged pipeline infrastructure essential for verifying the as-installed condition, pipeline alignment and diffuser positioning before the system enters its two-year trial.
Great to be supporting WaterNSW on this important environmental project for the Border Rivers catchment.

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