HEAD OF LAKE WAKATIPU - COMMUNITY UPDATE #11 - SEPTEMBER 2021

Sep 3, 2021

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HEAD OF LAKE WAKATIPU

Tēnā koutou katoa. We hope you are staying well and safe during this time.

Covid 19 Updates: At ORC, most of our staff were working from home during Alert Level 3, excluding some key workers who have been out on the field to ensure our communities’ safety. We have been keeping an eye out for weather changes and flood risks as usual. This means that the current lockdown will not affect our responsiveness to flood alarms, and we will be able to alert the communities at the Head of the Lake area in a timely manner if there are risks at any point. We want to reassure you all that during this uncertain time, we are thinking of your safety and looking out for flood risks as always.

Flood Response Improvements: We have been reviewing our flood response procedures for ORC’s 24/7 flood duty team to include alarm levels for the new monitoring station at Glenorchy Lagoon. We are collaborating with the Civil Defence team in Queenstown to discuss how this monitoring station could help with early flood warnings and better community response planning. You can learn about how to prepare for floods through the Otago Civil Defence website and access water levels and flow information on the ORC’s WaterInfo page.

New monitoring station at Glenorchy Lagoon.

Newsletter Signup: We have created a sign-up portal on the ORC website so you never miss out on our monthly newsletters. Archives of past newsletters can also be found here under the Newsletter archives tab. 

Contacts:  If you have any questions or would like to get in touch with us, please email us at customerservices@orc.govt.nz or call 0800 474 082.