Melbourne Water must do more regular reviews of flood models and consider longer-term options to stop rising waters along the Maribyrnong River, but the jury is still out on the Flemington flood wall.
Melbourne Water must improve its flood forecasting and early warning systems for residents living alongside the Maribyrnong River, a report into last October’s deluge has found.The report, released on Friday, found it was unclear whether the flood wall built around Flemington racecourse had exacerbated flooding for residents upstream.
Melbourne Water’s highly touted flood alert system failed to deliver promised warnings during last October’s disaster – leaving residents to flee as water rushed into their properties. The first time many residents in Maribyrnong learnt they should evacuate was via text messages sent by the State Emergency Service between 4am and 6am.
Melbourne Water general manager Nerina Di Lorenzo said the water authority would work to implement all the recommendations. “We can’t discount physical infrastructure, but we have also got to know that they have to be very carefully assessed before you can go down that path,” she said.
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