LGOIMA Request Details

Date Received:09/07/2022
Date Responded:
Requester Name:Nate (Nathaniel) Picking
Organisation:Individual
Requested Information:Since 2015 flood, what work has been done, how many new houses approved and what are the plans for the $18m allocated for repairs
Response:

​I refer to your official information request dated 09 July 2022. The information you have requested is below.

1. Since the original flooding in 2015, has there been any significant upgrades or Improvements (not repairs) to the stormwater infrastructure on the corner of Awahuri Road and Giesen Road?
No significant upgrades to stormwater infrastructure on the corner of Awahuri Road and Giesen Road.

2. If it has not, can you please provide me a works list or record of any work done to the stormwater on Awahuri Road / Giesen over the last 10 years?
Nothing on stormwater – kerb and channel and sumps cleaned regularly as scheduled under the roads maintenance contract.

3. Since the original flooding in 2015, how many new houses have been approved by Council in the vicinity of Sandon Road and Ranfurly Road.
A per attached aerial up 7 houses have been constructed that may drain into the Glasgow Terrace pipework.

4. Since those approvals were granted, how many upgrades were done to the existing stormwater system (Awahuri/Giesen Road)?
None

5. The $18m supposedly put forward to the repairs to the stormwater, what is the plan for that? Are you upgrading old systems or creating dams etc?
A mixture of pipework and detention works has been planned, depending on the best option for each catchment.

6. Can I please be provided with a map that demonstrates the stormwater system flow pathway and if required, book a time with a MDC engineer to discuss it?
Final options for Giesen Road and Glasgow Terrace have not been determined. However, current thinking is a combination of detention and larger pipes to accommodate the 1% AEP flow form Glasgow to the Makino Stream.

7. Finally, is there scope to have some sort of grey water truck and water pumps used to assist people in pumping water from their properties? For example, if we were able to divert some of the water from the intersection of Awahuri/Giesen and put some of it into Lancewood Lane this may stop the build up of water.
We will consider this request, however we want to inspect the existing sumps and pipe joints at the Giesen/Awahuri intersections as some of these appear to be in a poor condition and easily blocked.

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Status:Complete