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The council is responsible for the stormwater systems within 18 townships throughout the district. The stormwater schemes have a replacement value of approximately $13m (excluding land value).
Details of these schemes are provided in the Activity Management Plan.
A summary of Council's stormwater assets are provided below:
|
Reticulation |
Treatment |
Disposal | |||
| Piped Drains | 14.4 km | Basins | 30 | Soakholes | 377 |
| Open Drains | 19.5 km | Rain Gardens | 2 | ||
| Manholes | 215 | Proprietary Devices | 6 | ||
| Sumps | 171 | Filter Beds | 2 | ||
| Headwalls | 50 | Oil/Master Trap | 8 |
Integrated stormwater and land drainage planning
Stormwater and Land Drainage is managed locally in accordance with agreed Level of Service (LoS) as outlined in the Activity Management Plan (AcMP).
Regionally and locally, low impact urban design including stormwater attenuation is being implemented, as it is becoming increasingly unacceptable to discharge stormwater directly into streams and drainage networks.
Integrated stormwater and land drainage planning should be implemented where appropriate, and in accordance with its sustainability principles. Selwyn District Council has prepared the following Integrated Stormwater Management Plans (ISMP) which have been lodged with Environment Canterbury:
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