Kerb and gutter not a good idea

I agree that our roads are in a very bad condition, in some places even dangerous, but I am disappointed to see that many people still do not understand why kerbing and guttering is not the best option for a flat sand plain.

Drains go two ways, so they are the means by which sea water may enter right into the town centre, when there is a high tide combined with a bad storm.

This has already occurred in Woy Woy.

With the increasing hard surfaces all over the Peninsula, water is unable to trickle down to refill the water table.

As the population grows, there are more and more people who use bore water.

Some of them may even be seen watering their grass in the middle of the hottest of days.

If the water table is not replenished, sinking may occur.

This has happened in some parts of China and in Thailand.

You may remember the terrible floods experienced in Thailand last year.

Surely we are wiser now and have a lot more information easily available to help us make more sustainable decisions, instead of continuing to perpetrate the mistakes of the past.

Email, 26 Sep 2012

Margaret Lund, Woy Woy Bay