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Floreat Sewer Pipe is Flowing - Perth

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Created by wal269 > 9 months ago, 11 Mar 2013
wal269
WA, 718 posts
11 Mar 2013 12:49PM
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Last nights rain got the Floreat Drain flowing for the 1st time in a while.

Water coming out is evil looking! The slick stretches all the way to Scarbs in the impact zone!

Don't swallow any water if you do the downwinder this arvo.

You could end up looking like this..........





MDSXR6T
WA, 1019 posts
11 Mar 2013 1:00PM
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Should result in good fishing though

Small sharks, rays and maybe even a decent mulloway or two.

youngbull
QLD, 826 posts
11 Mar 2013 3:04PM
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^ That's funny. Do not drink the water ---- Lets go fishing. Bah ha ha ha.
You Western Australians crack me up

saltiest1
NSW, 2575 posts
12 Mar 2013 8:46PM
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thatd be storm water right?

worrier
WA, 726 posts
12 Mar 2013 6:33PM
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mostly

Indodreaming
379 posts
13 Mar 2013 6:08AM
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I wouldnt panic.

Mate and I walked/crawled our way up the pipe for god knows how far many years ago. Thought the light we could see was an access point on the other side of the highway. Turns out it was the other end !! Took us a while to figure that out.

No long turn effects beside this dam itch and rash ....

Thank god there was no flash flood. Just another dumb thing bored teenagers do



Sailhack
VIC, 5000 posts
13 Mar 2013 9:22AM
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saltiest1 said...
thatd be storm water right?


So guessing it's a 'drain' as mentioned (stormwater), therefore should be no real health issue apart from the standard gross stuff moved with flooding water. If it's a sewer outlet, it should also be ok as I'm assuming that the effluent would be treated to 99.5% potable water anyways? Or is that not a reg in WA?

Indodreaming
379 posts
13 Mar 2013 8:39AM
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yep just a drain from herdsman lake

Sure not the healhiest water but been there for over 50 years

MDSXR6T
WA, 1019 posts
13 Mar 2013 10:47AM
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If your walking by, keep an eye out for little oblong turtles that always find their way into the drains and dont survive too well at the beach

felixdcat
WA, 3519 posts
13 Mar 2013 11:30AM
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I am sailing a lot in the Ocean Reef area and noticed a big patch of water always covered with birds and of a diffferent color, it is I have been told the effluents from th local sewer treatment plan...... birds look happy as the water is containing little salt I guess.



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