Contractors have commenced removing the temporary inlet closure to Barmera’s Lake Bonney as flood waters in the Riverland begin to recede.The temporary closure, which has been in place since Friday, 2 December 2022, was constructed to protect critical infrastructure on the Barmera foreshore, including Community Waste Management Systems, Storm Water infrastructure as well as private properties and businesses.At the river’s highest levels Community Waste Management Systems (CWMS) on the Barmera foreshore would have been inundated, causing critical wastewater backups into the homes of approximately 4000 people.
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