Ruth Gardner's Blog 10/09/2011: Sewer Surgery

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 10 September 2011 entitled, "Sewer Surgery".

Are My Boots Big Enough to Tackle a Broken Sewer?

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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".

Peter Walker Photograph 15

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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.