Update from South Wairarapa Council re flooding
WEATHER UPDATE:
Wellington Water advise their Incident Management Team are working across the region to ensure things are operating as effectively as possible to meet the challenges presented by the significant amount of rainfall experienced across all areas.
Status report is as follows:
• Widespread rain across the region resulting in surface flooding and stormwater overflows plus wastewater systems being overwhelmed
• The network has been overwhelmed and our crews are working to manage the pump stations and clear all intakes
• Major Waste Water overflow in Featherston: the team are utilising sucker trucks to over-pump in order to reduce pressure on the network.
They advise everyone to avoid beaches and rivers for at least 48 hours following this significant rain event.
Our thoughts are with all our residents who have been impacted and are facing a rough time at the moment. We all are trying our best to ensure things are sorted soon.
Some pics of Martinborough, and Ponatahi and Waihenga bridges to show the extent of the flooding. Send us your pics, if you've been affected by this weather, comms@swdc.govt.nz
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⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️
It's a message we share time and time again, and this year, we're calling on you to help us spread that message further.
Did you know that calls to SPCA about dogs left inside hot cars made up a whopping 11% of all welfare calls last summer? This is a completely preventable issue, and one which is causing hundreds of dogs (often loved pets) to suffer.
Here are some quick facts to share with the dog owners in your life:
👉 The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50°C in less than 15 minutes.
👉 Parking in the shade and cracking windows does little to help on a warm day. Dogs rely on panting to keep cool, which they can't do in a hot car.
👉 This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
👉 It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act to leave a dog in a hot vehicle if they are showing signs of heat stress. You can be fined, and prosecuted.
SPCA has created downloadable resources to help you spread the message even further. Posters, a flyer, and a social media tile can be downloaded from our website here: www.spca.nz...
We encourage you to use these - and ask your local businesses to display the posters if they can. Flyers can be kept in your car and handed out as needed.
This is a community problem, and one we cannot solve alone. Help us to prevent more tragedies this summer by sharing this post.
On behalf of the animals - thank you ❤️
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