Omaru stream

Tuakana Omaru stream 01/03/2017

Omaru stream

Apparently there has been a problem with the Omaru stream for the past couple of months or maybe years. Wet wipes being flushed down the toilets and rubbish that has been clogged up in the pipes. This is a major threat to the stream.

So the maintenance team tried there hardest to keep the stream and surroundings clean. That means pulling out a huge piece of mattress springs, rubbish from the dirty water and making sure that the pipes are stable to be used. Then they had to pump fresh water into the stream to flush out the polluted water to make it healthy again. Because people have been flushing wet wipes and throwing rubbish in the stream some living animals have died like cat fishes and eels because of the polluted water which makes it really disturbing to look at.

It would also be helpful if nobody leaves their rubbish around otherwise the wind would blow it into the stream and also when someone is using fat or oil it would be best to let it dry out so it becomes hard a bit and then chuck it into the bin so that it doesn’t pollute the water.

So Glen innes school wants to make Omaru a better place again like before, where the water was clear you could see through it and how there was no rubbish in it, it would be way much better if it still looked the same. We would also want to make a healthy home for the animals living there and to make it look better so it’s not disturbing to look and to take away that disgusting smell away.