Stratford District Council (SDC) is proposing a study of the drainage and hydrological issues that Council is currently experiencing at the sports field of Victoria Park. This field is used by the Rugby and Cricket clubs for their sporting activities.

SDC has recently installed a new drainage system on Field One of the rugby fields at the Fenton Street end of the park. However, this work has not alleviated the overall drainage issues as anticipated. Stormwater seepage into the newly installed lateral drains has been at an unsatisfactory hydrological conductivity rate, making the drains ineffective with insufficient drainage of the grass surface.

Since the installation of the drainage system was installed, Field Two has also experienced drainage issues, resulting in surface water not draining away in an adequate amount of time.

SDC requires an investigation into the soil hydrology – soil properties and infiltration rates - of the 2 sports fields, to support the scoping of future drainage improvements of the 2 sports fields.