Stormwater Flooding

Mercury Bay South Residents and

Ratepayers Association
 Email: gndclomas@xtra.co.nz
 Phone number: 021 125 6634
 Address: 945 A Purangi Rd Cooks Beach
 Website: https://mercurybaysouthratepayers.weebly.com/
 Note images and text is from National Geographic NZ
https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/what-storms-may-come/

“SINCE THE LATE 1880s, the sea level has been steadily rising
around New Zealand, relative to land, at an average of 1.8
millimetres per year, or 18 centimetres a century. But a few
centimetres doesn’t really sound like much. The current estimate,
History that sea levels will rise by at least 10 centimetres by 2040, doesn’t
sound like much of a problem either. But many people don’t realise
the impact that tidal range and storm surges have on top of that, and
what will follow—water pooling, subsidence, and salinisation of
groundwater.

Erosion at both Cooks Beach and Flaxmill Bay, have and continue
to cause major problems. Despite several sand push backs the
problem has worsened during the latest King tides. Many metres of
sand have been reclaimed by the sea at Cooks Beach while the road
and pathway are in serious jeopardy at Flaxmill Bay.
Current Situation As the streets have no kerbs, water channelling or stormwater
drainage, there is a significant problem with stormwater and regular,
severe flooding in the community already, according to information
attached to the bach’s LIM report. The Waikato Regional Council’s
coastal inundation tool clearly shows how the area will be impacted
in various sea-level-rise scenarios, from 80 centimetres to five
metres. The beach area will be turning into an island, flooded from
behind and in front.”

Council
Property Owners
Insurance Companies
Ratepayers across the Catchment area (TCDC area)

As the street has no kerbs, water channelling or stormwater

drainage, For Storm water create kerbing , waterchanelling, soak
holes and stormwater drainage. It is included in our rates yet the
majority of old developments do not have storm water options

This is a difficult to surmise who pays the cost. Is it Property

Owners, Ratepayers across the affected areas, which will help
diffuse the costs or is this a local government issue who allowed for
the building of coastal subdivisions in the first place.