We construct and maintain a network of open drains, across private land to provide land drainage.
Our urban network consists of pipes, open drains, creeks and streams forming drainage systems across the district.
Our rural network consists of 277km of drains spanning 14 drainage districts. We spray twice a year to keep weeds down.
What we can achieve in 3 years
Flood protection work will speed up over spring and summer months. We won’t get through all the work in 3 years, realistically it may take up to 7 years. We will focus on the highest priority flood-prone areas.
- We'll continue to model effects and impacts of our drainage network to determine the best and most effective maintenance programme.
- We'll prioritise clearing drains as part of a wider plan to protect homes and properties, particularly those in FOSAL Category 2 and 3 areas.
- We'll continue to provide a flood protection warning service for some rivers.
Rural land drainage network
We're prioritising clearing drains in flood-prone areas such as Patutahi, Muriwai and Manutuke.
Mangahauini River stopbank repair
Staged work of the Mangahauini River stopbank and erosion protection will help protect Tokomaru Bay township from flooding.
Land drainage - your options
Our preferred option - more money in the budget. This will give us $4.1m over 3 years
Rates increase 0.9% - impact on debt $0
- This will double our previous budget to clear sediment from drains and maintain our drainage network in flood-prone areas based on the flooding we have seen in previous rain events.
If you want us to spend more, do more - this will give us a budget of $6.2m over 3 years
Rates increase 1.8% - impact on debt $0
We will do the work listed above as well as:
- We'll be able to do more drain clearing faster and increase our maintenance on clearing and spraying drains more frequently, particularly in flood-prone areas.
