“It was the first water test, and we saw that a few tweaks are needed to the bottom seal of the barrier. But they were minor and can be fixed without too much difficulty.” While it only takes two people to put it up, Smal said it was good to have the teams on hand to familiarise themselves with erecting the barrier. “It gives us a pool of people to call on should the barrier ever be needed.”
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The barrier is part of a multi-year upgrade of the Lower Waitara River Flood Control Scheme by the Taranaki Regional Council.
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