rain in SEQ

We seem to be copping a bit of rain now, two solid days of it. Not flood type rain but good soaking stuff.

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Originally Posted by Ausfree

We seem to be copping a bit of rain now, two solid days of it. Not flood type rain but good soaking stuff.

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Please, send it here. Send it here.

It's so dry here.

Mick,
We've had 4000 so far this year, can spare a 1000 if you like, will have a chat to heuy

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Originally Posted by bob10

So, first point, no where here has been under water recently. Second point, if there are no " sewage farms" in the area, where does it come from. Thirdly, what's going on in your world , where any positive comment is attacked by such negative thoughts? I've been prawning out the front for years, no problems. Having said that, I must admit the cabbage tree creek has had some bad reports on water quality, over the years. We don't fish in the upper reaches of the creek. And the water quality is improving, each year. Sheeesh, you guys...... attack some one else, there are [plenty of other targets. Bob

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1: Recently :D. http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/quee...131-1ab0u.html
http://www.qt.com.au/news/public-kep...ewage/1536738/
2:: Queensland Urban Utilities - Sewer Pump Station Upgrade Bob it's called a pumping station, (this one in your burb is having an upgrade just like another one in hall at did a few years ago)usually at the areas lowest point, as even Brighton residents effluent flows downhill, ;) and when the lowest point gets under water electric pumps usually don't like it.
3: it called having a laugh, .its like saying NSW has the best pollies money can buy, whose money is the question.
P.s certain chemicals and heavy metals build up from eating certain types of food, so take care. :D

My yard is so wet that when I went to mow the grass just out from my back steps the Victa got bogged,but by going very slowly I got it down,just so it can start to dry out,the table drain out front still has water lying in itnot flowing down the slope,so that gives me an idea as to how high the watertable is,I guess it will be a fortnight before it all drains into the farm's dam.
I was very pleased today as we have sunshine most of the day, got a load of washing dried and the yard is showing signs of drying,tomorrow I will try the rest of the yard with the Greenfield

was lovely weather at wattlemere...

no sewers popped manholes either...

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Originally Posted by bob10

I don't kid myself. Thanks for the advice. If you actually did work for SEQ-water, you would know that the manholes pop because residents plumb their storm water into the sewage system. Brisbane council went a long way into solving this problem by putting smoke bombs into the sewage system, those houses where smoke rose up out of the storm water vent pipes were fined. Jeeez you trolls annoy me. fair dinkum. Bob

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i know nothing about sewage, what's wrong with putting stormwater into the sewage system?

This explains it fairly well, Bob




[ame]http://www.bundaberg.qld.gov.au/files/No%20Rain%20Water%20Down%20Sewers_0.pdf[/ame]

so its a volume thing, cheers

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Originally Posted by Eevo

i know nothing about sewage, what's wrong with putting stormwater into the sewage system?

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It overloads the sewerage systems and treatment plants. They have an inflow design limit. Once the inflow is over capacity untreated sewage then flows into stormwater systems polluting water storage, waterways, beaches and the ocean.