What are we doing and why?
In 2011, a destructive storm swept water and debris down local creeks and drains, causing major flooding and property damage in Pōhara. That event led us to look for ways to better protect low-lying properties in future storm events.
We talked to property owners affected by the damage, as well as the wider community, and ran extensive flood-modelling to help us better understand the problem.
From the information gathered, we’ve designed a series of improvements that will reduce the risk of flooding to properties in future storm events. Those improvements are:
- Upgrading culverts in Ellis Creek and Bartlett Creek;
- Widening and re-shaping the stream-bank where the Ellis and Clifton Creeks meet, to handle larger water volumes;
- Creating some bunds and stop-banks near Selwyn Street and Abel Tasman Drive to protect nearby homes and businesses;
- Building some low timber stop-bank walls near Selwyn Street, again to protect nearby homes and businesses.
How will it affect me?
Subject to the granting of resource consent, these proposed improvements will benefit many residents and business owners in Pohara, by better protecting their homes and businesses from floodwaters when we have a storm event.
Channelling floodwater away from the majority of properties up-stream will mean some low-lying land downstream of Abel Tasman Drive will see slightly higher flood levels during storm events. However, these areas of land don’t have homes or other buildings on them, so there won’t be any damage to property. We’ve talked to those landowners about the impact on their land, and we’ll continue to keep them up-to-date, as well as notifying them formally through the resource consent process.
You will find a link to our resource consent application in the Download section below.
There will be some impact on road users and property access when we upgrade the Bartlett Creek culvert, which runs under Abel Tasman Drive, but we’ll update this web page and talk to anyone who directly affected by that before the work begins.
About the project
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Current status
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Resource Consent hearing pending (likely February 2021) |
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Start date
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Late 2021 (to be confirmed) |
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End date
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To be confirmed |
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Access
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Will be advised before work begins. |
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Contractors
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Not yet appointed. |
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Cost
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$0.5m |
Maps, plans and designs
Downloads
You can download and view the plans by clicking on the links below (displayed in parts to reduce file size).
Pohara Stormwater Plans 1 (pdf, 977 KB)
Pohara Stormwater Plans 2 (pdf, 912 KB)
Pohara Stormwater Plans 3 (pdf, 813 KB)
For more information you can also see a copy of the resource consent application made by TDC Engineering Services for this project. Engineering Services welcomes any feedback or questions you may have on the project. However, the only people who can have a say on the resource consent application are the persons the TDC Resource Consents Department identified as affected.
Contacts
Project manager
Site manager
