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with Australian Water Technologies, part of Sydney Water, severely overestimating the levels of parasites present in the water, with the recorded levels exposed as not harmful to human health. The handling of the crisis by Sydney Water, a state-government owned corporation since 1995, was heavily criticised, causing the resignation of both the
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The lack of cases of cryptosporidiosis, giardiasis, or any other health problem which might be attributed to tainted water led to suggestions the microbes were either not an infectious type, or not as prevalent as measured. An inquiry after the event revealed the publicity as an exaggeration of fact,
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were first detected in the water supply on 21 July. The levels were within acceptable health limits. In days following, much higher levels were recorded, and on 27 July, the first "boil water" alert (in which residents were instructed to boil their tap water before use) was declared for the eastern
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and Greaves Creek. The remaining four privately owned and operated plants at Prospect, Macarthur, Illawarra and Woronora provide filtered water under contract to Sydney Water. These four plants provide more than 90% of Sydney's drinking water. Up to 80% is supplied through the Prospect plant alone.
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Since late 1996 all of Sydney's water supply has been filtered. Eleven water treatment plants are used to filter drinking water supplied to Sydney, Illawarra and the Blue Mountains. Seven of these facilities are owned and operated by Sydney Water. These are located at Orchard Hills, Cascade, North
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was created in 1999 as result of the crisis, assuming control of Sydney's catchments and dams, while Sydney Water maintained responsibility for water treatment and distribution and for sewage collection, treatment and disposal.
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entering the dam. This was attributed to moderate rainfall in July, followed by heavy rainfall in August and September (after decreasing storage levels since mid-July 1997) which caused pulses of the raw water to enter the dam.
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The incident was highly publicised and caused major public alarm. Three successive "boil water" notices in which residents were instructed to boil their tap water before use affected up to three million residents.
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The water is distributed from Prospect to Pipe Head by tunnels and mains, with some areas supplied directly from these mains. From Pipe Head, water for the inner city, suburbs south of
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making ninety-one recommendations that led to the reorganisation of water supply and water management functions and agencies in Greater Metropolitan Sydney via the establishment of the
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is carried by tunnel and mains to two large service reservoirs at Potts Hill and then by two tunnels (the Pressure Tunnel and City Tunnel) which terminate at
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resigned ten days after the final crisis event, denied any responsibility, and claimed he was leaving only to concentrate on his political career.
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Sydney Water Inquiry: Assessment of the contamination events and future directions for the management of the catchment
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Following routine water sampling and testing, over a series of weeks low level contaminants were found at
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as Commissioner. McClellan delivered a series of interim reports to the Premier, which were tabled in
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and Prospect. The reliability of these test results was subsequently called into doubt. Precautionary
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Sydney Water Inquiry: Prospect Water Filtration Plant tender process and contract arrangements
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and Dowling Street pumping stations. Two pumping stations one at Prospect and one at
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Sydney Water maintained management of water supply distribution, water treatment and
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Reorganisation of water supply and water management functions and agencies via:
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were raised covering several suburban areas for the period of the crisis.
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Stein, P. L. (1 October 2000). "The Great Sydney Water Crisis of 1998".
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maintained management of water supply distribution, water treatment and
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Safe Drinking Water: Lessons from Recent Outbreaks in Affluent Nations
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and on 30 July a Sydney-wide "boil water" alert was issued.
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The Quality of Sydney's Drinking Water: Current Issues
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Sydney Water Inquiry: Possible Causes of Contamination
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announced the water safe to drink again on 4 August.
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Sydney Water Inquiry
template
Infobox event
considered for merging

Warragamba Dam
Greater Metropolitan Sydney
Sydney Water
NSW Health
David Hill
Chairman
MD
Craig Knowles
NSW Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning
National Health and Medical Research Council
Sydney Catchment Authority
catchments
dams
reservoirs
sewerage
Peter McClellan
QC
water supply
Greater Metropolitan Sydney
Cryptosporidium
Giardia
Prospect
Potts Hill
Sydney Hospital
NSW Art Gallery

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