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    Media Releases

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    15 May 2012 Call centre phone lines down
    Southern Water wishes to advise customers that our phone system is currently down due to technical issues.
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    8 May 2012 Renewal for 100 year-old sewers
    Some of Hobart’s oldest operational sewers will receive much-needed attention as part of a major sewer relining program being undertaken by Southern Water.
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    8 May 2012 Water outage in Howrah and Tranmere
    Southern Water wishes to advise that water supply to several hundred customers in Howrah and Tranmere is currently interrupted due to a burst water main.
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    10 Apr 2012 Water outage in Sorell
    Southern Water wishes to advise residents of Sorell that urgent repairs to a burst water main will result in a loss of water supply to the town from 9.30am this morning
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    30 Mar 2012 Upgrade for Ranelagh Sewage Treatment Plant
    Southern Water has commenced work to upgrade the Ranelagh Sewage Treatment Plant, bringing the facility up to the standard required by the Environment Protection Authority (EPA).
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    27 Feb 2012 New pricing for water and sewerage to be explained
    Southern Water is launching an information campaign to update customers on critical infrastructure issues and explain the new pricing system for water and sewerage which will take effect from 1 July.
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    24 Feb 2012 Water restrictions in place tomorrow
    Southern Water would like to remind customers to avoid all non-essential water use on Saturday due to the forecast extreme weather conditions which have led to a Total Fire Ban being declared for southern Tasmania.
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    6 Feb 2012 Boil water alert lifted
    Southern Water has removed the boil water alert which was issued for customers in the Bridgewater area on Friday.
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    3 Feb 2012 Temporary boil water alert for Bridgewater
    Southern Water is currently working to resolve water quality issues detected during routine sampling of the water supply for Bridgewater.
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    25 Jan 2012 Major pipeline secures water for greater Hobart
    More than 160,000 customers in Greater Hobart will have a more secure water supply with the completion of the Berriedale to Elwick pipeline project.
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    24 Jan 2012 Brighton sewerage upgrade investigations
    Southern Water has confirmed that investigations are being undertaken into options to improve sewerage capacity to the fast-growing Brighton area.
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    17 Jan 2012 Save water in case of fire
    Southern Water would like to remind customers to conserve water for fire fighting on days such as today when a Total Fire Ban is in place for southern Tasmania.
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    22 Dec 2011 Improved Sewerage systems help the Derwent
    Southern Water CEO Mike Paine has welcomed the 2011 State of the Derwent Report Card, which highlights the contribution that sewerage infrastructure upgrades are making in improvements to the health of the Derwent.
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    6 Dec 2011 South East Reuse Scheme issues
    King tides in the Derwent River are affecting the supply of irrigation water to farmers in the Coal Valley on a limited number of days each year.
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    30 Nov 2011 Update on water outage in Glenorchy and West Moonah
    Southern Water crews are still working to repair a burst water main which has interrupted water supply to customers in Glenorchy and West Moonah.