Stormwater Schemes
The Whakatane urban area, excluding Piripai, has a stop-bank built in 1968 to protect the town from the Whakatane River. Environment BOP manages and maintains the stop-bank protection system.
Whakatane urban stormwater facts:
- 48,176m of pipes
- 903 manholes
- 12,861m of open channel
- 14 pump stations
- 14 storage / retention ponds
- 119 cesspits
Ohope stormwater catchment is a narrow coastal strip. In the west, the township lies between steep hills to the south and the sea to the north, while in the eastern part, Ohiwa harbour forms the southern boundary. The others either pump stormwater into the Whakatane River or into drains.
The hill catchments to the south of Whakatane (Wainui Te Whara and smaller steep hill catchments along Valley Rd) have a large effect on the stormwater system and the management of this.
Ohope stormwater system facts:
- 9,427m of pipes
- 254 manholes
- 1,555m of open channel
- 2 storage / retention ponds
- 24 cesspits
- 5 soak pits
There are four main catchments in Edgecumbe delineated by the Rangitaiki River running south to north through the township and the railway embankment running east-west. Edgecumbe southwest and northwest are on the west of the Rangitaiki River. Edgecumbe southeast (Konini Place and Hydro Rd area) is on the east bank. Edgecumbe northeast is occupied by the Fonterra Dairy factory and the EastPack kiwifruit packhouse and cool store.
Edgecumbe relies upon the Rangitaiki Plains drainage scheme managed and operated by Environment BOP to provide land drainage. The town is protected from flooding from the Rangitaiki River by stop-banks maintained as part of the River scheme by Environment BOP.
The Edgecumbe stormwater system facts:
- 6,352m of pipes
- 115 manholes
- 4,552m of open channel
- 17 cesspits
Matata catchment is a coastal terrace with steep hill country behind and a lagoon in front. Three streams from the hills flow through the town. The Matata hills can be subject to localised high intensity rainfall as saturated air comes in from the sea.
The Matata stormwater system facts:
- 887m of pipes
- 2,506m of open channel
Taneatua stormwater system serves the Taneatua township and a small section of the rural area.
The Taneatua stormwater system facts:
- 1,885m of pipes
- 50 manholes
- 897m of open channel
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