An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 10 September 2011 entitled, "Sewer Surgery".
A photograph of a sewer pipe under repair in Christchurch.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Laying new sewers in Bridge Street, New Brighton".
The laying of new sewers in Bridge Street, South Brighton. Road cones have been placed along the road works. Temporary road signs indicate that the current speed limit is 30 km/h. Diggers, four-wheel drive vehicles and a truck are parked beside piles of gravel and a yellow sewer pump.
Maps showing the areas where sewers have been declared useable.
An map showing an area where sewers have been declared useable.
A truck pumping out sewers on Rocking Horse Road in Southshore. Road signs and cones are directing traffic around the vehicle.
A truck pumping out sewers on Rocking Horse Road in Southshore. Road signs and cones are directing traffic around the vehicle.
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An uncompleted map showing the areas where sewers have been declared useable.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Sewer Pumping station, 471A Pages Road".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Trucks pumping out the sewers along Ashgrove Terrace".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A truck pumping out the sewers along Ashgrove Terrace".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Sewer pipe on the street, Kingsford Street, Horseshoe Lake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Raw sewage over flooding from sewer into Martin family's garden, path and lawn".
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Sewer repairs due to earthquake damage have our street totally closed off apart from pedestrian traffic down the footpath.
Workers inspect a broken sewerage line in New Brighton. The photographer comments, "After the Christchurch earthquake on 23 December 2011 the sewer pipe got badly damaged at New Brighton and was leaking into the Avon River. I think the guy was worried about the fast flow causing him to fill his boots rather than the depth".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Temporary sewer pipe (on the street) and water pipe (along the fence lines) running down Kingsford Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "On-street sewer pipe, portaloo, and on-street water pipe all part of life in Kingsford Street, Horseshoe Lake".
A water tank outside a New World supermarket providing residents with clean water. The earthquake caused major damage to sewer pipes and pump stations in and around Christchurch.
A Port-a-loo on the side of Avonside Drive. It has been set up for use by residents without functioning sewers as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A Port-a-loo on the side of Avonside Drive. It has been set up for use by residents without functioning sewers as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A Port-a-loo on the side of Avonside Drive. It has been set up for use by residents without functioning sewers as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Only it is worse this time! As from Wednesday I won't have car access to the property, nor the street, nor one of the neighbouring streets - for a month at least! A second attempt to do a sewer repair after the earthquakes - yes I know they were 3 to 2½ years ago!
A woman walking beside the Avon River. Across the river a Port-a-loo has been set up for residents without functioning sewers as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph submitted by Tim Kerr to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Line flushing and CCTV inspection of sewers and storm water drains. An endless task that had to be done".
A view across the Avon River from Avonside Drive to a Port-a-loo that has been set up for residents without functioning sewers as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A sewage tanker on the side of Rocking Horse Road in Southshore.
Showing some of the spirit of Christchurch