The GRCA is purchasing a standby trailer generator that will be located at the Conestogo Dam.
Each dam and the main office also have a stationary back up generator onsite. These will be used if the main power grid goes offline and the backup stationary generator is not available or fails.
The new $76,000 trailer generator was recommended as a risk reduction measure instead of constructing an emergency spillway at the Conestogo Dam. It was included in the 2016 budget and half the funding is being covered by the province.
The GRCA has one other trailer generator at the Shand Dam.
