Bassendean Blogs & feedback

As of October 2008, the Town of Bassendean has spent some $116,000 and the
original intention to fix the fishing platform and the access steps remain closed.
It is almost 2 years since it was closed.

The project 'grew' to a $2.3 million program, including a subsurface wetland to manage
the storm water. (See the following for problems with this approach).
The Council has withdrawn the program and future options are being considered.

The following spreadsheet page is based on the figures of Syrinx on Tuesday evening,
June 17 2008, as presented at the Standing Committee Meeting. It demonstrates that there
is a potential for flooding in the vicinity of the entry to the Success Hill Reserve planned
subsurface wetland.

Wetland spreadsheet

The unsuitability of subsurface wetlands for urban installations has been indicated by
Prof Ravi Naidu of the CRC Care (University of SA) and the USA Environmental Protection Agency. The main problem is the unsuitability to deal with high inrush stormwater
in an urban setting without the flooding potential.

1. How can the ToB Councillors and certain staff keep promoting a plan that has major
basic planning shortcomings?

2. The Syrinx design experience quoted was for a rural greywater system. When will we have a 'bright light globe event' with the realisation that Success Hill Reserve is an URBAN installation, not a RURAL system?

3. The budget is greater than $2.3 million for the whole facility. The Town has to get it right with so many ratepayer dollars in play! The land is also under the management of the Swan River Trust, (Brian Reed, Town Designer, June 17 2008).

Donald YATES
Chair / Village Green Community Foundation
villagegreen@iinet.net.au 08 9379 9479
10 Thompson Rd Success Hill WA 6054

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Success Hill Reserve subsurface wetland is a serious issue.	As of October 2008, the Town of Bassendean has spent some $116,000 and the original intention to fix the fishing platform and the access steps remain closed. It is almost 2 years since it was closed. The project 'grew' to a $2.3 million program, including a subsurface wetland to manage the storm water. (See the following for problems with this approach). The Council has withdrawn the program and future options are being considered. The following spreadsheet page is based on the figures of Syrinx on Tuesday evening, June 17 2008, as presented at the Standing Committee Meeting. It demonstrates that there is a potential for flooding in the vicinity of the entry to the Success Hill Reserve planned subsurface wetland. The unsuitability of subsurface wetlands for urban installations has been indicated by Prof Ravi Naidu of the CRC Care (University of SA) and the USA Environmental Protection Agency. The main problem is the unsuitability to deal with high inrush stormwater in an urban setting without the flooding potential. 1. How can the ToB Councillors and certain staff keep promoting a plan that has major basic planning shortcomings? 2. The Syrinx design experience quoted was for a rural greywater system. When will we have a 'bright light globe event' with the realisation that Success Hill Reserve is an URBAN installation, not a RURAL system? 3. The budget is greater than $2.3 million for the whole facility. The Town has to get it right with so many ratepayer dollars in play! The land is also under the management of the Swan River Trust, (Brian Reed, Town Designer, June 17 2008). Donald YATES Chair / Village Green Community Foundation villagegreen@iinet.net.au 08 9379 9479 10 Thompson Rd Success Hill WA 6054
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