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Wallsend CBD Flooding
ASK:
Commitment to addressing Wallsend CBD flooding by widening the NSW Government-owned stormwater channel through the Wallsend CBD. This can be achieved through direct funding or a Direction to Hunter Water.
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BACKGROUND:
The Wallsend CBD floods during major storm events due to the constraints of the narrow concrete stormwater channel which runs through the Wallsend CBD. The channel, a section of Ironbark Creek, is owned by the State Government’s Hunter Water Corporation.
Flooding in the 2007 Pasha Bulker Storm caused significant damage to property, and tragically loss of life.
Widening the Hunter Water channel and replacing the Tyrrell Street, Nelson Street and Boscawen Street bridges are key elements of the Ironbark Creek Flood Mitigation Plan.
This Plan has recently been peer reviewed by Hunter Water and is supported by the State Government, however this support has not been matched with funding. Hunter Water claims that it does not have a regulatory driver to deliver the work.
CN has committed to investing more than $20 million towards resolving flooding. Investment of $40 million from Hunter Water is required to prevent future flooding.
The NSW Legislative Assembly recently unanimously resolved to call on the Minister for Lands and Water to direct Hunter Water to deliver this flooding solution.