Recent storm tests Nelson’s rebuilt infrastructure: Nelson City Council
After the August 2022 severe weather event Nelson City Council committed to building back better, increasing our infrastructure’s resilience to flooding and heavy rain.
Rainfall last week closely tracked August 2022 levels, but fortunately did not last as long. Despite that stroke of luck, many of the post-2022 improvements were put to the test last week.
Nelson Mayor Nick Smith says he is encouraged by how well the repaired infrastructure performed during the weather event last week.
“Last week’s rainfall was not as intense as the August 2022 event, but this was still a significant test for our infrastructure, and I’m pleased to say it came up trumps. This was a real-life endorsement of Council’s build back better strategy.”
During severe weather events there is always a risk that the Maitai River will flood. This event was no different with water flow in Maitai reaching 100 cubic metres per second (cumec), a 1-in-5-year flood event, compared to the 2022 levels of 500 cumecs.
To read the full story, visit Nelson City Council News – Pitopito.
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