Plimmerton residents call for stormwater system work to reduce flood risk
16 Dec, 2020 09:57 PM
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Residents say heavy floods are putting lives at risk. Photo / Supplied
NZ Herald
By: Sophie Trigger
The residents of a recently flood-ravaged community are calling on the council to improve the stormwater system or "someone is going to drown".
The northern Porirua suburb of Plimmerton was hit by heavy rain late last month, affecting 60 properties, leaving 30 with internal damage and 16 uninhabitable.
A group of 45 locals, the Plimmerton Flood Action Group was formed to lobby Porirua City Council and Wellington Water for urgent action. They spoke to the council on Wednesday, the final council meeting of the year.