A residents group claims a developer who temporarily dammed Skeleton Creek to create a sewerage connection has left the area a muddy mess.
Friends of Skeleton Creek spokesman John Dawes said group members recently inspected the site, two months after a temporary soil and rock causeway was removed, and found damage done by earth-moving equipment was still there.
The creek was dammed by Hallmarc, the developers of Waterhaven Estate in Point Cook, to create a sewerage connection from the estate to the northern side of the creek.
“The sediment trap was still in place [when the site was inspected],” Mr Dawes said.
“Yet the water downstream was a distinctive browner colour, with an assortment of soil sediment and plant-based flotsam moving around and up against the creek banks.
“Some native vegetation had to be moved to higher ground to protect it from being inundated by rising upstream water caused by the damming and heavy rainfall.”
Mr Dawes again expressed disappointment his group and local residents were not notified or consulted before the damming was done.
Hallmarc had not responded to a request for comment by the time Star Weekly went to press.
But a Melbourne Water spokeswoman said Hallmarc was responsible for rehabilitating the site, in collaboration with Wyndham council which owns the land, and Melbourne Water, which manages the waterway.
“Melbourne Water will continue to work with the developer, council and Friends of Skeleton Creek to ensure the waterway is returned to its previous state,” she said
For more information visit the Friends of Skeleton Creek Facebook page.
