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Investigations, reports and presentations
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View all the reports for the Head of the Lake Adaptation programme, as well as climate change reports and council updates.
If you have any questions about the reports and the adaptation project, please get in touch with us.
If you want to participate in the adaptation project:
A new report by Beca Ltd highlights the social and economic baseline of the community and explores how social and economic wellbeing could be impacted by natural hazard events.
An investigation by Land River Sea Consulting assessed the flood hazard of the Buckler Burn.
Tonkin + Taylor Ltd assessed possible engineering approaches to mitigate hazards or manage liquefaction and lateral spreading. Along with the Damwatch Report, it was presented to the community in June 2022.
Tonkin + Taylor presentation material - Safety and Resilience Meeting 10 May 2023
Tonkin + Taylor presentation to the Safety and Resilience Meeting 10 May 2023
A report by Damwatch Engineering Ltd focuses on how to manage three areas where floodplain hazards – flooding or erosion – may impact on the community or infrastructure in the head of Lake Wakatipu area:
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The lower Rees River and Glenorchy township
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The Dart floodplain and Kinloch access
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The Rees floodplain and the Rees bridge
The report identifies potential hazard management interventions and reviews their key benefits and constraints.
