Bushfire and heatwaves update

*UPDATE 4 BELOW - AS AT 15/12/2019 @ 9am*

 

Water Corporation will continue to assist DFES with its response to the Yanchep bushfire.

 

Property owners are reminded not to rely in scheme water in the event of a bushfire – more information is available at https://www.watercorporation.com.au/water-supply/bushfires-and-water-supply

 

We are prepared for bushfire season. However, we cannot guarantee that water pressure or water supply will be maintained in the event of a bushfire. Loss of electricity may cause pumps that transfer water to our storage tanks to fail. We may not be able to access water supply or respond to system failures in areas that are deemed by DFES or Western Power to be unsafe for our staff to enter.

 

For water supply enquiries please contact Water Corporation on 13 13 75.

 

Woodridge

 

There are currently no water supply issues affecting Woodridge properties connected to our scheme. 

 

We did experience a large demand for water from the local supply scheme yesterday and it was expected that we may experience any outage during the evening.  The scheme has now stabilised.

 

We serve approximately 300 properties in Woodridge via a bore, which feeds into low and high level tanks.

 

Guilderton

 

There are currently no water supply issues affecting Guilderton properties connected to our scheme. 

 

We serve approximately 440 properties in Guilderton and the town is supplied via a bore, which feeds water into a tank.

 

Sovereign Hill

 

There are currently no water supply issues affecting Sovereign Hill properties connected to our scheme. 

 

We serve approximately 220 properties in Sovereign Hill and the town is supplied via bores, which feeds water into low and high level tanks.

 

 

*UPDATE 3 BELOW - AS AT 14/12/2019 @ 18:00 HOURS*

 

Woodridge update

 

Woodridge is expected to experience an outage of scheme water from 6pm this evening.

 

This outage is due to the large demand for water from the local supply scheme.

 

At this time we are unable to estimate when scheme water will be restored.

 

We serve approximately 300 properties in Woodridge via a bore, which feeds into low and high level tanks.

 

There is no change to the water situation in Two Rocks or Guilderton from our 10:00am update.

                  

For water supply enquiries please contact Water Corporation on 13 13 75.

 

 

*UPDATE 2 BELOW - WAS AS AT 14/12/2019 10:00AM *

 

Water Corporation will continue to assist DFES with its response to the bushfire as it moves northwards of the Two Rocks area today.

 

Property owners are reminded not to rely on scheme water in the event of a bushfire – more information is available at https://www.watercorporation.com.au/water-supply/bushfires-and-water-supply

Please contact Water Corporation on 13 13 75 to report any water supply issues.

 

Two Rocks

 

There are currently no water supply issues affecting Two Rocks properties connected to our scheme.

 

Two Rocks is supplied with water from two separate bore fields that feed water into tanks, which then gravity feed water into the town’s water mains.  The bushfire burned through our bore fields and has affected the mains power supply. 

 

We have deployed generators to the bore fields and they are now able to feed water to the tanks.  We are also supplementing the scheme with water from tankers. 

Woodridge

There are currently no water supply issues affecting Woodridge properties connected to our scheme.

We serve approximately 300 properties in Woodridge and it is supplied via a bore, which feeds into low and high level tanks.

 

Guilderton

There are currently no water supply issues affecting Guilderton properties connected to our scheme.

We serve approximately 440 properties in Guilderton and the town is supplied via a bore, which feeds water into a tank.

 

* UPDATE 1 BELOW - WAS AS AT 13/12/2019 12PM *

 

Yanchep/Two Rocks bushfire

 

Two Rocks – there are currently no known water supply issues affecting Two Rocks properties connected to our scheme.

 

Two Rocks is supplied with water from two separate bore fields that feed water into two tanks.  The bushfire burned through our bore fields around midnight last night.  At the same time, we lost mains power to our bore fields which has meant they are no longer able to supply water to fill the tanks.

 

Based on normal daily use we are estimating the tanks have enough storage to be able to continue to supply water until around 3pm on Saturday.   

 

As soon as it is safe to do so today our crews will be deployed to the bore fields to assess any damage and determine what will be necessary to get them up and running again.  If necessary and safe to do so, we will deploy generators and supplement the scheme with tankers to help maintain the water supply.

 

Yanchep - there are currently no known water supply issues in Yanchep.  Yanchep is connected to the Integrated Water Supply Scheme and is supplemented by local bores.

 

Property owners are reminded not to rely in scheme water in the event of a bushfire – more information is available at https://www.watercorporation.com.au/water-supply/bushfires-and-water-supply

 

Heatwave

 

We have deferred all planned water outages in the Perth metropolitan area affected by the WA Health Department’s heatwave warning between Thursday and Monday morning this week.  The postponements will ensure our customers are not affected through loss of water during the hot weather conditions.

Our response to unplanned work such as minor leaks and breaks may in some cases take longer than usual.  If the leak is very small we may leave the water running as this is a better option than turning off the water supply while we undertake a repair.  Our crews will make this decision on a case-by-case basis as we balance the need to repair leaks quickly to save water with the effect a water outage has on customers during a heatwave.

For enquiries please contact Water Corporation on 13 13 75.