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From the article in The Post: “With enough room for three Olympic swimming pools of wastewater, the tank between State…
Oh no – that IS depressing. I thought it had tripled in budget from $10 mill to $30 mill, not…
$30 million .., hah …as typical with many council projects it’s it’s blown out to $99 million … . https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360960761/cost-porirua-wastewater-tank-blows-out-99-million
The volume of rain hitting Wellington the other day would have filled an Olympic-sized pool (approx 2,500,000lt) in nothing flat.…
I think that Yes, it is all for sewerage ie “waste water” but in Wellington it is still often contaminated…
But very expensive… Porirua has just built one at a cost of about $30 million…
Excellent suggestion – made even more impossible in the case i speak of, as her house was one of three…
Aren’t those for wastewater? https://eyeofthefish.org/building-on-top-of-a-sewer-tank/ https://www.wellingtonwater.co.nz/projects/taranaki-street-pump-station
So from that, I take it that in almost all cases the course of action would be demolish and re-build…
Perhaps we should re-name Island Bay Parade to Great Southern Wadi. ? Might be more honest? One other option, which…
I had someone (repeatedly flooded) ask me exactly that question – and the answer to me is that it is…
It’s too late for Wellington now, but Muscat in Oman is built around a whole bunch of wadis (dry river…
Out of idle curiosity, how do you lift anything that’s been built with a single concrete slab as foundations?
Quite nice and reverberant I would think? Not stiff and unyielding. Looks like they would maybe even flex a little…
WCC online property maps also has all the pipes both sewage and stormwater, Get in quick because I suspect as…
This is fascinating! (to me) – here’s 2004: In February 2004, Wellington experienced extreme rainfall, with some parts of the…
But there is also this event: “AI Overview – On October 3, 2003, a severe, slow-moving storm caused extreme rainfall…
I may be thinking of this event that AI has found: “Key 2002 Wellington Rainfall Events: January 10: A intense…
Great resources – thanks Greenwelly ! You and Seamonkey are incredible ! I mean – how did you find out…
Oh please!! Who are they trying to kid? “relocating native skinks, inflation, moving fibre ducts and upgrading wastewater infrastructure” more…