A regional council report, drawing from the Tonkin and Taylor report, mentions the floodbank at the Waipori pumping station would be compromised in a large earthquake. ''A failure of the Waipori floodbank would result in flooding of West Taieri similar to the June 1980 floods. The council report said failure of the Silverstream right floodbank at the station would compromise the performance of the scheme and potentially lead to failure of further floodbanks. The Tonkin and Taylor report also noted maintenance issues, the council report said. The council report outlines $2.14 million in floodbank integrity work projects planned for the next three years.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 20, 2018 19:41 UTC