No long showers: North Shore water supply limited after major mains break

Sydney Water is urging North Shore residents to reduce non-essential water usage, following an incident at West Ryde Pumping Station on Wednesday night. 

With critical pumping equipment flooded at the station, Sydney Water’s ability to transfer water across the North Shore has been reduced.

“This has limited the amount of drinking water that can be transferred to local reservoirs to meet current demand,” it said.  

While the taps haven’t run dry yet, Sydney Water has asked residents to conserve water as crews work to restore supply. This includes avoiding activities such as: 

• hosing driveways

• extensive garden watering 

• washing cars 

• long showers

Sydney Water has stated that the quality of drinking water remains unaffected.

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