Does anyone know what they were pumping out of, and then quickly back into, the kiddie pool today?

Was it just general dredging? Or was it something else.

Made the decision to forgo a wetsuit today and went in I white board shorts and white rashie... Big mistake, they are both just grey mess now.

Anyways, the water was thick and black, you could feel the sediment in the water almost like a thin soup.

The smell wasn't the worst ever though so hopefully it was just mud from below the pier and not something worse

Spoke to parks vic, they said it's black because it is decaying biological matter (leaves) that will bleach in a few days. Not toxic, just clean sand and decomposed matter.

Also asked why they couldn't do that work exclusively in winter, they said they do it when it needs to be done by measuring sand level, on average every 2 years.

Maybe they should do it a month before summer however...

Contractors have had machines down on the small beach near the yacht club clearing out a blocked drain and sewer pipe, where the ramp is near the cutting you can walk your kite onto the grass. Excavator, backhoe etc. saw them out there with a ground penitrating radar thing trying to find the pipes about 2 weeks ago..

salt said...
Spoke to parks vic, they said it's black because it is decaying biological matter (leaves) that will bleach in a few days. Not toxic, just clean sand and decomposed matter.

Also asked why they couldn't do that work exclusively in winter, they said they do it when it needs to be done by measuring sand level, on average every 2 years.

Maybe they should do it a month before summer however...

They will say anything........... to justify what they are doing, I guarantee the sediment that flows out of the storm water drains contains far far more than just leaves. Coupled with the sediment around the harbour from lead paint and anti foul particularly near the RMYC slipway.

...just when i was missing the Kildaville, i be reading this...! he he he enjoy the smelly pool! [}:)]