Project management for the construction of a Flood Spillway on the Rustrel dam

COUNTRY / PLACE
France

 / Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

CLIENT
Société du Canal de Provence (SCP)

START DATE :

January 2022

END DATE :

October 2025

Project description

The Rustrel dam, located in Vaucluse, is a Class C structure consisting of a 195,000 m³ reservoir, an embankment dam, and a concrete spillway.   

As part of its regulatory compliance, the project owner has launched a modernization project aimed at strengthening the hydraulic safety of the structure against extreme floods. The operation involves adapting the flood discharge system to meet the requirements applicable to classified dams, increasing the capacity from handling a hundred-year flood to a thousand-year flood.   

The project thus includes the creation of a new spillway channel designed for a flow rate of 80 m³/s and a return period of 1,000 years, ensuring better protection of the structure and the territories located downstream.

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