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Free sausages in Glen Eden The sun came out and so did the sausages when Watercare staff held a small celebration for local residents to mark the completion of the new $18 million Glen Eden wastewater tank project. The public milled around the Watercare barbecue, which was set up by the car park by Harold Moody Reserve, not realising they were standing on top of a 12-metre deep storage tank. Five manhole covers were the only sign of what lay beneath. Watercare project engineer Peter Kukulsky says 150 sausages were eaten in just over an hour. “Harold Moody Reserve is always a popular spot, particularly at the weekends, when so many people are enjoying sports activities,” he said. “We wanted to say thank you to the community, apologise for any disruption and inconvenience caused during construction and to celebrate this major upgrade in Glen Eden’s wastewater system.” The Glen Eden area has been prone to wet-weather overflows. The new tank (which has a storage capacity of two million litres) is helping to contain excess flows from the wastewater system, significantly reducing overflows. Construction of the Glen Eden wastewater upgrades began in late 2016 and was completed earlier this year. New larger wastewater pipes were also laid, connecting the new tank to the local network to service the growing population in the area.
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collected and an ongoing monitoring programme has been put in place. This has shown that there have been improvements in the local aquatic ecosystem and flooding risk to neighbouring properties has also been reduced. The latest water quality testing session took place last month (pictured above), attended by local residents and children. Paul Woodward of aFISHionado provided a native fish display and council staff demonstrated how to sample macro-invertebrates in the stream. According to Gabriela Ezeta, EcoMatters engagement and environmental advisor, the kids were great at spotting macro-invertebrates. “They were really fascinated by the damselfly!”
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