Liz July 14th, 2017
Looking for ways to help the community and the local environment? Below are a few ideas – see also the blog giving contact numbers.
Contact STEPS to become a member, volunteer, help out with weeds, or share concerns contact@meolacreek.org.nz
- Pick up rubbish – let people know dropping rubbish is not acceptable
- See dead or wounded animals in the park – call Auckland Council Parks
- See an open or flowing manhole – call Auckland Council
- Call the pollution hotline when you see a dirty stream – they may find the source of the problem
- Call the supermarket when you see their trolleys in the creek
- Wheel trolleys out of parks and on to the street for pickup
- Use gobi blocks/ permeable surface in your back yard instead of concrete
“a catchment with 10-20% impervious surface may receive twice the original stormwater runoff volumes during a storm; a catchment with 35-50% impervious area may experience a three-fold increase; and with 75%+ impervious, an area will have a five-fold increase in stormwater”
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Liz July 14th, 2017
If you see a problem in parks or creeks – please phone it in. Below are some key contact numbers, and also some street addresses for the upper creek/ Roy Clements Treeway/ Kerr Taylor Park, so you can help them locate the problem.
Manholes
If there is a missing, dislodged or damaged manhole cover, or a blocked public drain, phone:
- Auckland Council – Healthy Waters urgently on 09 301 0101
“48% of stormwater in combined sewer areas comes from Auckland Transport roads
52% from private property roofs and impervious surfaces”
Pollution in the water
For stormwater pollution, including pollutants being discharged into creeks and streams
- Auckland Council Pollution Hotline 09 377 3107
Damage to Parks, streams, or dead/ wounded animals in parks
Trolley Information
If you find trolleys in the creek, please phone them in to the retailer.
- 0800-404040 or St Lukes Branch 2552382 -blue and green handle
- Warehouse ; 09 8469534 – red ones
- Kmart 0800 944553 – other red ones
Then post a photo on Facebook or Neighbourly if still there.
Street Addresses – Roy Clements Treeway, Kerr Taylor Park, Ahurangi
- Roy Clements Treeway 30 Alberton Ave or
- Roy Clements Treeway 15 Lyon Ave or
- Roy Clements Treeway 1 Wagener Pl (Noel Leeming carpark)
- Kerr Taylor Park 35 Fergusson Ave or
- Kerr Taylor Park 164A Haverstock Rd
Kerr Taylor Park is also called Fergusson Reserve!
“Every millimetre of rain falling on a square meter of impermeable surface produces one litre of stormwater runoff” – Auckland Council.
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Liz June 21st, 2017
Meola Creek and Albert Eden Local Board area are underlain by the largest aquifer under Auckland Council’s protection. It is so large it has at least 3 different names “Three Kings-Meola-Western Springs”.
STEPS has submitted to Albert Eden, Waitemata and Puketepapa Local Boards asking them to adopt a joint strategy to protecting the aquifer and restoring the creeks and wetlands associated with it.
STEPS has also pointed out the need for stormwater infrastructure in Albert Eden area. While Meola is the largest catchment on the isthmus, it has the least stormwater infrastructure. The Central interceptor will provide sewerage/ wastewater pipes. It is essential that it is supplemented by stormwater pipes to treat heavy metals and runoff from our roads. The Unitary plan intends to add 2 sq kilometers more of impervious hard surfaces -adding millions of cubic meters of stormwater each year. Despite this, Long Term Plan and Stormwater Asset Management Plans specify zero expenditure in Meola catchment. We are working with a Stormwater/ Wastewater coalition to bring these facts to the attention of our Mayor and Councillors. Without stormwater infrastructure, any housing & intensifications plans will fail to meet people’s needs. See STEPS Submission
We note that in 2017 Minister Nick Smith accepted an application for a Water Conservation Order (WCO) for the coldwater springs in Golden Bay — and for the Arthur Marble aquifer that feeds them. We applaud recognition of such a valuable taonga.
Meola-Western Springs Aquifer along with Mt Wellington and Onehunga Aquifers hold 55% of the underground water in Auckland. These three aquifers on the Auckland isthmus have approximately 6% of the water availability of Pupu Springs.
ACTION REQUESTS : – please make sure your Local Board and Councillors know how important clean water is to Auckland.
Join STEPS and come along to our cleanup days – second Saturday of every month. Watch this site for location.
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