Unplanned water disruptions occur 11 times this year

Water disruptions have occurred 11 times on the Peninsula since January 21.

None of them has been planned.

Unlike in other areas of the Coast where water interruptions are usually notified for planned maintenance, Peninsula residents have been notified by Central Coast Council about disruption of supply due to water mains breaks and related interruptions.

The Council has provided the following information, via its facebook page, since January 21.

The latest water outage and road closure notice for Woy Woy was posted on Monday, May 14, when part of Rawson Rd between Railway St and Ocean Beach Rd experienced a water outage from 1:30pm to 6pm as Council repaired a broken water main.

One lane of Rawson Rd needed to be closed during work and road users were told to expect longer-than-usual delays.

An unplanned outage/event also took place on May 15 involving all of Sontar Ave and part of Camelia Circle, Woy Woy, again, to repair a broken main between 3:30pm and 8:30pm

On May 1, residents in Springwood St, Ettalong, were warned to expect an outage from 9am to 12pm to repair a broken water main in the area.

At 9:42pm on April 26, Central Coast Council posted on facebook that all homes in Karingi St and homes on Springwood St between Bourke Rd and Bangalow St would experience a water outage from 11pm through to 7am the following morning to repair a broken water main.

On April 19, it was residents of St Huberts Island and Daleys Point who were told they would be without water from 8pm whilst a broken water main in the area was repaired overnight with the water supply expected to be restored by 5am on Friday, April 20.

An alternative water supply was made available from 8pm to midnight at the end of Tulani Ave.

Residents were also informed via facebook that Council may have needed to close the east bound lane of Daley Ave.

On April 18, Umina residents were told they may have experienced a three-hour water outage between 10:45am and 1:45pm to repair a broken water main in the area.

On March 29, Council gave a social media update on the water main break in Woy Woy near the corner of Blackwall Rd and Station St that was reported in a recent edition of Peninsula News.

Council crews worked through the night to restore water services to businesses and residences in the Blackwall Rd area.

Blackwall Rd was closed in the southbound direction between Railway St and Oval Ave, with diversions in place.

Water services were expected to be restored between 7am and 9am the following day, Good Friday.

Water pipes and other temporary water services were provided to affected businesses and residences for the duration of the repairs.

On March 14, Umina residents were warned to expect discoloured water for an unknown number of days and undefined locations due to a March 13 trunk main break on Edgecliff Rd near Sylvania Rd at Umina.

That break also caused low water pressure for a number of properties in the area including some located in Horsfield Bay and water needed to be turned off while the main was fixed.

Railway St, Ocean Beach Rd, Moana St and some surrounding properties were without water on February 7 from 9pm until 2am on February 8.

The influence of king tides on January 22 meant repairs to a water main break on Brisbane Water Dve, Woy Woy, had to be done overnight, including related repairs to the road surface.

The water main broke on January 21 and the public was informed Council would be carrying out repairs from 7pm.

One lane operation remained in place between Blackwall Rd and the bridge and resulted in traffic delays.

All Peninsula residents were asked to conserve water to "allow us to undertake the complicated repair as quickly as possible".

The public was asked to delay any non-essential water use including clothes and dish washing, watering of gardens and water play.

"We understand it's a hot day here on the Central Coast, and we appreciate our community's assistance."

In addition to Facebook, Central Coast Council reports both unplanned and planned water outages and events at www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/wateroutages.

Source:

Websites, 21 Jan to 16 May 2018

Central Coast Council facebook page

Central Coast Council /water outages