Low lying properties in Lurnea, Casula and Liverpool were saved from the recent wild weather thanks to a partially completed flood basin.
The $2.5 million Amalfi Park detention basin, which is under construction at Lurnea, helped capture significant run-off caused by April’s torrential storms and spare properties from rain-affected damage.
This image at left taken during the storm on April 22 shows a torrent of fast-flowing water running downstream along Brickmakers Creek through a purpose-built channel designed for flood waters and into the basin.
Liverpool Council engineers assessed the basin after the storm and said that it was doing a great job in storing rain water.
When complete the basin will hold a capacity of 48 mega litres of water – the equivalent of 19 Olympic-sized swimming pools – and help prevent flooding events such as the 2002 deluge which inundated the Liverpool CBD.
Liverpool Mayor Ned Mannoun said that when the basin is completed at the end of June it will not only safeguard the CBD, but protect up to 60 properties and a number of major roads including Elizabeth Drive and the Hume and Cumberland Highways from flooding.
“Not only will the new basin help with preventing flood damage in the future, but it will form part of a larger project that will include a number of other great features for residents,’’ Cr Mannoun said.
“Locals and visitors to Amalfi Park will benefit from a viewing platform, pedestrian and cycle paths as well as a children’s sports field.
Liverpool Council successfully secured a $2.5 million grant from the NSW Government under its Floodplain Management Program to build the Amalfi Park detention basin.
It is expected that barring any significant weather delays the project will be completed by the end of June.
