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2002 (c) Peninsula Community Access Newspaper Inc

 

Silt issues to be investigated

 

Gosford Council's director of works, Mr Stephen Glen, has been asked to investigate the siltation issues in reserves which may result in silt entering Correa Bay.

The request was made at the last meeting of Gosford Council's Coastline Management, Lagoon Management and Coastal Planning (CLP) Committee.

The investigation would include the feasibility of restricting vehicle access to the reserve areas.

The committee had heard a report from the council's Manager - Flooding and Drainage, Mr Vic Tysoe, about the feasibility of installing a silt trap on a drain entering Correa Bay.

Mr Tysoe told the committee that when flooding problems were addressed banks were stabilised and appropriate revegetation undertaken.

No funding source was directed towards siltation issues.

During the past five to 10 years, some culverts had been upgraded with associated minor bank protection works and that the banks were now revegetated.

He told the committee that the last flood was in 1992 and there was currently considered to be no need to improve flood flows.

Minor water ponding did occur but that was considered normal in such a low flow area.

An inspection of the area revealed no major evidence of siltation in the vicinity of the outlets and little evidence of sedimentation generally apart from some sand deposits in the vicinity of reserves.

These deposits could possibly be further minimised if vehicle access to the reserves was restricted.

Council Agenda CL.003, January 22.