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OCTOBER 2009 NEWS STORIES

• West Camden sewage treatment plant gets $48 million upgrade
  A $48 million upgrade to West Camden Sewage Treatment Plant is now completed, with the plant now capable of producing up to 5 million litres of recycled water a day..... Click here for more...
   (Sydney Water - Friday, 23 October 2009)


• Partnership to stop Sydney's water going down the drain
  Premier Nathan Rees announced today a new partnership with the City of Sydney to capture millions of litres of water from the streets of Sydney to protect our precious drinking water supplies..... Click here for more...
   (NSW Government - Thursday, 22 October 2009)


• $11 million project to improve the health of Sydney Harbour
  The NSW Government is investing $11 million to improve the health of Sydney Harbour by diverting wastewater at risk of overflowing into Sydney Harbour to the main sewerage network..... Click here for more...
   (Sydney Water - Tuesday, 20 October 2009)


• Sewer blockage caused by screwdriver and rags
  Flooding from a sewer in Northern Ireland was caused by a screwdriver and ball of rags. Water company Northern Ireland Water found the items shoved down a drain in the Rathgill area of Bangor where it had caused the flooding..... Click here for more...
   (World Plumbing Info - Friday, 16 October 2009)


• New Water Pressure Technology to Stop Water Leakage
  New water pressure technology is being installed in high water pressure suburbs across Greater Sydney, under a plan to save more than 30 million litres of water a day by 2012...... Click here for more...
   (Sydney Water - Wednesday, 7 October 2009)