Preferred option for flood protection in Flockton The Council has identified its preferred option to protect against regular flooding in the Flockton area. Flood risks across the city have changed since the Canterbury Earthquakes and 70 per cent of the homes with repeated flooding above the floor since the quakes are in the Flockton area, part of the Dudley Creek catchment. Today at the Council meeting an enhanced version of Option 2 was chosen , which expands the benefits of the Tay Street Drain pump station (PS202), a gravity-piped diversion and some upgrading of surrounding waterways at a cost of up to $48 million. The public will have a chance to give their feedback. Option 2 offers improved protection to the problem of regular flooding for many vulnerable homes and will reduce the risk from major floods for about 144 homes> Affected owners will be contacted individually over the next few weeks Overall, the work will protect about 585 homes from flooding of 100 millimetres or more on their properties. The planned Tay Street Drain pump station is under construction and will be operating by February 2015. This pumping station will not protect against extreme flooding, but will significantly reduce the risk of regular above-floor flooding for many Flockton area residents. Council is expected to make a decision to progress consenting and detailed design, informed by feedback from the community and technical advice, on 11 December 2014. Consultation is running alongside design on the preferred option and consenting. This means early construction work can get underway in April 2015 on part of the scheme, with the rest completed within two years.
Posted on: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 08:29:44 +0000
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