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Postby Booney » Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:03 pm

How much can the metro area take in one winter?

This must be ( with out looking into Spelly's spreadsheets ;) ) one of the wettest winters in memory. Not only have we had decent falls but like today we have had sustained soakings that have gone on for hours at a time. Just hope the people who need it in the country are having some come thier way.

My rainwater tanks ( 3 x 3000ltrs ) are full and over flowing as we speak.
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Re: Rain?

Postby A Mum » Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:06 pm

Yep,

I can see the neighbours two water tanks overflowing and running over my fence as we speak...lol.

Remembering that this changes every 10 minutes...
But here is what's happening at the moment...
Lots and lots and lots of rain !

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And I'm expecting two 'drowned rats' through the door at any minute now :D
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Re: Rain?

Postby wycbloods » Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:09 pm

Booney wrote:How much can the metro area take in one winter?

This must be ( with out looking into Spelly's spreadsheets ;) ) one of the wettest winters in memory. Not only have we had decent falls but like today we have had sustained soakings that have gone on for hours at a time. Just hope the people who need it in the country are having some come thier way.

My rainwater tanks ( 3 x 3000ltrs ) are full and over flowing as we speak.



Good thing it is spring then Booney :shock: ;) .
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Re: Rain?

Postby dedja » Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:17 pm

current radar :shock:
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Postby dedja » Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:19 pm

LOL, my missus just lost the toss to pick up the kids from school. 8)
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Re: Rain?

Postby Lightning McQueen » Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:28 pm

We'll still be on friggin water restrictions no doubt.
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Re: Rain?

Postby catchit » Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:33 pm

Lightning McQueen wrote:We'll still be on friggin water restrictions no doubt.


come on LM.. the sea needs topping up before we need some sort of water catchment..
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Re: Rain?

Postby Booney » Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:44 pm

Here at Richmond it has been belting down for the last hour. Catchments would be a good idea Media Mike...
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Re: Rain?

Postby Johno6 » Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:49 pm

I'm working in Elizabeth West and it hasnt rained once yet today............... :lol:


The factory yard is honestly flooded, its couple inches deep all over, drains need to be fixed id say.

Floods worse than the GG oval.
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Re: Rain?

Postby dedja » Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:50 pm

Adelaide has been an unsustainable in it's water supply since the '50s.

The Mannum pipeline was built then and even today, in a good year only about 40% of our water requirements are supplied by our catchments, which incidently only hold 12 months worth. The rest is piped from the dying Murray.

In a bad year, over 90% is sourced from the Murray.

The fact that we don't recycle water into our potable supply and embrace stormwater harvesting is shameful.

But we go one better and allow stormwater to go out to sea then we will now desalinate that seawater at great expense.
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Re: Rain?

Postby Dirko » Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:53 pm

Heaviest rain I can recall EVER at my time living in Lockleys. Will wait a few hours and go have a look at the River, as there will be a fair bit of water getting out to sea (and to see if the new Wetlands catchment area in Breakout Creek works).....
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Re: Rain?

Postby A Mum » Mon Sep 21, 2009 5:03 pm

Well talk about rain !
My afternoon just got a little more interesting :shock:

Rain started pouring through a downlight in the kitchen,
And then a hole developed in the roof in the lounge room and started to drip!!
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Re: Rain?

Postby Booney » Mon Sep 21, 2009 5:15 pm

A Mum wrote:Well talk about rain !
My afternoon just got a little more interesting :shock:

Rain started pouring through a downlight in the kitchen,
And then a hole developed in the roof in the lounge room and started to drip!!


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Re: Rain?

Postby Jimmy_041 » Mon Sep 21, 2009 5:35 pm

A Mum wrote:Well talk about rain !
My afternoon just got a little more interesting :shock:

Rain started pouring through a downlight in the kitchen,
And then a hole developed in the roof in the lounge room and started to drip!!


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Re: Rain?

Postby Dogwatcher » Mon Sep 21, 2009 5:37 pm

Pouring down in Berri now.
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Re: Rain?

Postby spell_check » Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:16 pm

Dogwatcher wrote:Pouring down in Berri now.


If the Buckland Park radar can pick up the black around your area, it must be very heavy stuff.
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Re: Rain?

Postby Thiele » Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:34 pm

It was my first time driving through the heavy rain and i was scared
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Re: Rain?

Postby spell_check » Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:56 pm

Booney wrote:How much can the metro area take in one winter?

This must be ( with out looking into Spelly's spreadsheets ;) ) one of the wettest winters in memory. Not only have we had decent falls but like today we have had sustained soakings that have gone on for hours at a time. Just hope the people who need it in the country are having some come thier way.

My rainwater tanks ( 3 x 3000ltrs ) are full and over flowing as we speak.


It's actually only just above average for rainfall in the winter months. (215mm, avg. 204.1)

Today however, is already the 17th wettest September day on record.
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Re: Rain?

Postby smithy » Mon Sep 21, 2009 10:12 pm

Lightning McQueen wrote:We'll still be on friggin water restrictions no doubt.


And rightly so.
Seen the Murray upstream from Milang lately ?
It would be a foolish decision to relax water restrictions anytime in the next 12 months.
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Postby Farmy » Tue Sep 22, 2009 2:13 am

It would be foolish to relax water restricts ever.
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