November 2011 - Water usage on site

06 November 2011

Summer is fast approaching and with the warmer weather it is inevitable that dust will be generated on site.  This is particularly so given the large amount of earthworks that are being undertaken in an attempt to get sections to the market as soon as possible in the wake of the Canterbury Earthquakes. 

To help counteract this dust we will be almost continually using water carts around the site.  We are obviously mindful that with the significant damage sustained to the Christchurch water networks, restrictions on usage are in place. For this reason we have had a well dug on site and the water used in these carts will be drawn from this and not sourced from the Christchurch City Council Supply.  The water carts hold 30,000 litres of water and can be filled in about 8 minutes.

The recent earthquakes destroyed 25 of the city's 177 wells and damaged another 105.

For more information on the water restrictions within Christchurch you can visit the Christchurch City Council website www.ccc.govt.nz