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**pitoufsd** · 05-13-2012, 07:32 PM

What is the reason that area is now actively eroding? Too much sediment in the lake? Rising sea level? Removal or original tree/veg from the lake edge? Maybe a combination of factors? Fixing/addressing the reasons should go hand-in-hand with stabilising the bank. Big $$ to keep the tide at bay...

I think it's pretty natural Podzol, the problem being that for nearly all the time I've been here the lake has spent a lot of time closed and wind-borne sand built up along a section of sand-flats where that wall is. Since the breaking of the drought and a massive rain event that flooded my place and opened and flushed the lake, we've been getting enough regular rainfall to keep lake open.

The retaining wall was built during the middle 2000s and I guess the planners/designers didn't take into account that the nice high pile of sand wouldn't stay there forever.

I did get a laugh when I first raised idea that council or someone should fix it, was suggested that our Coastcare group deal with it. As if we have back-hoes and tippers and all the $$$ required just sitting around here waiting to be used...

05-13-2012, 07:32 PM	#14
pitoufsd Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 571 Senior Member	What is the reason that area is now actively eroding? Too much sediment in the lake? Rising sea level? Removal or original tree/veg from the lake edge? Maybe a combination of factors? Fixing/addressing the reasons should go hand-in-hand with stabilising the bank. Big $$ to keep the tide at bay... I think it's pretty natural Podzol, the problem being that for nearly all the time I've been here the lake has spent a lot of time closed and wind-borne sand built up along a section of sand-flats where that wall is. Since the breaking of the drought and a massive rain event that flooded my place and opened and flushed the lake, we've been getting enough regular rainfall to keep lake open. The retaining wall was built during the middle 2000s and I guess the planners/designers didn't take into account that the nice high pile of sand wouldn't stay there forever. I did get a laugh when I first raised idea that council or someone should fix it, was suggested that our Coastcare group deal with it. As if we have back-hoes and tippers and all the $$$ required just sitting around here waiting to be used...
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