No dredging since 1982

I am sympathetic to the residents around Correa Bay that is being silted up at the rate of about 2mm per year according to your front page story last edition.

Also I am very concerned about the reported siltation rate of Woy Woy Creek at the rate of approximately 10mm per year.

But judging by the lack of concern Council has shown about Mudflat Creek in Hardys Bay, I doubt whether a measly 10mm per year siltation rate will attract their attention.

The reason for my cynicism is that near the Noble Rd bridge, Mudflat Creek has silted up in the vicinity of four to five times the rate of Woy Woy Creek for the last 30 years.

Yet Council has not seen fit to dredge Mudflat creek or its exit to Hardys Bay since 1982.

As a result, in Noble Rd, we now have a new lake known colloquially as Lake Noble.

This is because the level of the creek bed is higher than some of the surrounding properties.

Email, 29 Sep 2011 Brent Walker, Killcare