A hole in the side of the road along Avonside Drive. A blue pipe can be seen inside the hole. Pipes like this were used to provide temporary water supplies to the neighbourhood while the water system was being repaired.
A photograph of a sign on a set of letterboxes in a residential property. The sign reads, "Broken water pipe outside entrance to flat 2 and 3 (down right side of house). Water meter has been turned off. 03/03".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 28 July 2011 entitled, "Water Warning".
A resident filling plastic containers with water as many people have been left without water since the February earthquake.
A resident filling plastic containers with water as many people have been left without water since the February earthquake.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Temporary water tank at the Heathcote Valley School".
A crack next to the Avon River caused by the ground slumping after the 4 September earthquake. A blue pipe has been laid over the crack. Many kilometres of these temporary water pipes have been run overground in Avonside to supply houses with water.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Tanks proving a water supply at the Christchurch Hospital".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 13 December 2012 entitled, "Ward's Water".
A photograph of a water wheel in the Avon River near Hereford Street.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Desalination plant, New Brighton".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Desalination plant, New Brighton".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Desalination plant, New Brighton".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Desalination plant, New Brighton".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Desalination plant, New Brighton".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Desalination plant, New Brighton".
A photograph of a damaged footpath. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "River Road, Avonside".
A photograph of a damaged footpath. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "River Road, Avonside".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Desalination plant, New Brighton".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Desalination plant, New Brighton".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Desalination plant, New Brighton".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 10 October 2011 entitled, "Water Woes".
A photograph of a notice warning of contaminated water. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "New Brighton".
One of many notices along Christchurch waterways, reading "Polluted water, please avoid contact, Christchurch City Council".
Three men digging silt out of storm water drains in Burwood.
A notice nailed to a tree near the river reads, "Health warning, contaminated water. Due to sewage overflows this water is unsafe for human contact and activity and is a public health risk. Please keep all people and pets out of contact with the water and do not consume any seafood or shellfish collected from this area".
The ground at this residential property on New Brighton Road is completely water-logged.
Silt-laden water flows into the Avon River. The photographer comments, "Corner River Rd, Banks Ave, Dallington Tce. Dirty water from Dudley Creek meets the Avon".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 2 June 2012 entitled, "Waste Water Waiting".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 7 April 2011 entitled, "Day 45 - Wanton water".