Andrews calls for clean water

Member for Peats Ms Marie Andrews has called on Gosford Council to clean up the pipes that carry water for the majority of the Peninsula.

Ms Andrews said she was fed up with having to account for the council's inaction on the dirty pipes.

"Local residents come to me with serious concern about the filth in their water despite assurances given by Gosford Council 12 months ago that this situation was only temporary.

"No one wants to wash anything with water that colour, let alone drink it," Ms Andrews said.

Woy Woy resident Ms Michelle Holborn advised that her white cloth nappies were coming out of the wash dirtier than when she put them in.

"If we are trying to save water around here, this certainly isn't helping," Ms Holborn said.

Ms Andrews said she had made several representations to council on the issue and it was still unresolved.

"Households should not have to pay for special 'purified water' tanks on the Central Coast just because the council can't get their act together," Ms Andrews said.

"We are not living in a third world country and it is unacceptable.

"People in this area should not have to wait an eternity for their water to run clear.

"This council has a track record of lagging behind the rest of NSW.

"Residents who fork out their rates consistently and on time, deserve to see action now."

Press release, 29 Jan 2007 Marie Andrews, Member for Peats