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This website is dedicated to the recovery of St Albans and its city, Christchurch following a devastating series of earthquakes in 2010 and 2011. This service by the St Albans Residents’ Association (SARA) offers relevant local information. If you are from an organisation or a business and have essential information you would like to share with the community, then please get in touch by email to sara@stalbans.gen.nz and we will endeavour to publish it here.Translations
Category Archives: Water
May edition of St Albans News
The plan that determines building heights and what you can do with your property is seeking public feedback. Asbestos has been found in city water pipes in tiny amounts but the council is very gradually replacing concrete asbestos pipes that … Continue reading
Posted in Sustainability, Water
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Infrastructure repairs in St Albans
Edgeware Road, between Hills Rd and Geraldine St will be one way for three months from April 26 for wastewater repairs at the Edgeware Rd/Champion St intersection. Eastbound traffic will be detoured into Edward Ave and Barbadoes St. Warrington St, … Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, Roading, Water
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Surface flooding in St Albans June 17
Continuous rain since late Saturday is putting pressure on the storm water system in St Albans and other parts of Christchurch. Surface flooding was reported to be particularly bad in Edgeware Road, between Madras and Barbadoes Street and in Warrington … Continue reading
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Auckland gobbles Edgeware Village plan
Is Auckland grabbing the Edgeware Village revamp plan for its waterfront redesign? Well if this screenshot of Auckland newspaper The Aucklander is anything to go by. The article might still be there under the heading Council Bodies Tussle Over Waterfront … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Water, Wider Circles
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Water – A Commons or a Commodity?
Location: Oxford Tce Baptist Church Lounge cnr of Madras St and Oxford Tce Time: February 27 at 7.30pm Description: Is water a human right or a commodity? Economist Suzi Kerr will explain options for managing water now and in the … Continue reading
Posted in EVENTS, Water
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Brown water in St Albans ‘safe to drink’
According to reports in the Press and a recorded council message, water in St Albans and adjacent suburbs was a bit discolored on Wednesday, but things are gradually getting clearer. The water is safe to drink.
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Grey Water recycling an option for gardeners
The Press. 4-2-2012 An engineer who moved to Christchurch for the earthquake rebuild is hoping household water recycling will become a fixture of the recovery. Steven Roberts, of Watersmart, installs systems to recycle grey water – from showers, washing machines … Continue reading
Transition from Civil Defence to CERA
As the Civil Defence emergency comes to a close, earthquake response and recovery functions will be transitioned out of the EOC and moving forward, many of the key roles and responsibilities will be shared between the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA), the Christchurch City … Continue reading
Posted in Community, The Future, Utilities, Water
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