Has anyone notice there’s a mini-moat going around town whenever it rains? Especially on Stuart Street from the newsagents, outside along the old bakery, past the Japanese takeaway, and down beyond the carpark even.
I mean, it’s traditionally wet season now and I’m applauding Byron Shire Council (BSC) for beginning Mullum’s (much needed) stormwater works. Yet, it hasn’t really rained heavy enough yet to tell the difference. So if there were major floods only three years ago, then isn’t this a little bit slow?
I thought living in Germany had too much red tape bureaucracy, seems the BSC will approve (and not know about) more roofs being put up around the place, or DA’s approved, without much regarding the stormwater situation. I mean I’m not an Einstein but more structures or developments in town means more water coming off roofs and going where exactly?
Oh, well, perhaps the parking problems get solved by keeping the town mildly flooded this season and we canoe ourselves about town? And what about digging mass dams (and allowing new DAs) out on the paddocks as you drive into town (along from Uncle Toms) and drain out town’s stormwater there? It’s all degraded land due to its ongoing farming use. Then we could think about a mini hydroelectric plant to power us up (again) in the future?
Anyway, just mildly concerned and not to alarm anyone!
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