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“Cloudy” water no cause for alarm
Southern Water wishes to reassure residents of Hobart, Glenorchy and Kingborough who may have been experiencing a “cloudy” appearance in their water supply that there is no cause for alarm.
Mr Ian Dunbabin, Southern Water’s Executive Manager Service Delivery said the appearance was simply due to aeration in the supply lines.
“This “cloudy” effect is just tiny air bubbles trapped in the water pipes. This has no effect on the quality of the water supply.
“By leaving a glass of water to stand for 10 minutes or so until the air bubbles settle, customers will see that their water quality is unchanged.”
Mr Dunbabin said the aeration was caused by an unusually large quantity of water coming from the Mt Wellington catchment over the weekend.
Southern Water