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Canterbury liquefaction vulnerability study
From the EQC site: EQC has engaged Tonkin & Taylor to undertake a study to determine a method for predicting where liquefaction-related damage is likely to occur in future seismic events in...
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EQC flat land assessments
From the progress and updates page of the EQC website (here). EQC will take until the end of this year to assess claims for damage to land on the flat. It is expected all land claims will be paid by...
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EQC land settlement Q&A
CanCERN have produced a document outlining land settlement questions and responses between CanCERN and EQC. It includes new and useful information. The information will be in CanCERN’s newsletter this...
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Southern Response and land remediation
Southern Response issued a media release yesterday advising that although their AMI policy obligations do not cover land repairs, they can manage land repairs in most cases. The advantage to policy...
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Wastewater injection caused a 5.7 earthquake in the USA
Injection of water into the ground by the oil industry has been considered a threat to land stability by many. It is dismissed by those who benefit from the oil extraction associated with fracking, and...
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Maps of lateral spreading and other earthquake effects in Avonside
Courtesy of a blog reader I have discovered a Tonkin & Taylor report on lateral spread in the Avonside Area. The full title is Appendix M: Avonside study area – lateral spreading. The EQC website...
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Land claims information from EQC
EQC have released three new items of information for those with land damage (see details toward the end of this post). Arising from what EQC intends doing and paying on land, there are major risks for...
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Geotech update from Southern Response
Southern response have released an update on their geotechnical testing here.
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EQC drilling update
EQC have updated information on their drilling programme here. The information covers: Major drilling program completed Shallow geotechnical investigations (useful for those who don’t need a major...
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CERA – Community Issues and Questions update
CERA have updated their Community Issues and Questions web page (here). The following questions and their associated answers have been added: Land with increased risk to flooding. What is the timeline...
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New EQC booklet – Settling land claims
EQC have released a new booklet that provides a summary of the land settlement claim process. There is information in the booklet on: What land is covered? The six steps in the settlement process....
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