[Pil-pc-oceania] stabilising / compacting stream banks

[Linda Shewan]

School management had a stream/diversion drain put in to divert water from our school carpark down to the dam and wetlands at the back of the school. This was completed in November. The good news is that the dam is full! The bad news is that the stream banks were not compacted and there is a lot of erosion happening as water runs off from all over the school.

I understand you need a sheet foot roller or a vibrating sheet foot roller to compact dams etc properly.

Does anyone know of anyone around Gisborne, VIC  that has this equipment?

And does anyone know what angles they can work at? The creek sides are angled about 45 degrees.

Any other ideas... we are looking at funding for planting to stabilise the banks but winter will be upon us by then and they will not be established enough to make any real difference for this year I would think? Or am I wrong in that assumption?

Thanks for your help, Linda
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