Darwin Residents Urged to Boil Drinking Water as Dam Reaches Record Capacity

Darwin residents urged to boil drinking water as dam reaches record capacity

More than 150,000 Darwin residents has been warned not to drink unboiled water after heavy rainfall caused the Darwin River Dam to overflow.The NT's Department of Health this afternoon urged residents across Darwin and surrounding areas to use cooled boiled water or bottled water for drinking, preparing food and baby formula and brushing teeth.Those residents were yesterday warned to reduce their water use after heavy rain flooded the Darwin R…

Darwin residents urged to reduce water usage as city's dam stops operations

Amid issues with the pump station at Darwin River Dam, which is the city's major supplier of water, Power and Water Corporation have urged locals to reduce their water consumption.

Darwin River Dam outage triggers water restrictions and restoration effort

Image: Alistair/stock.adobe.comFlooding at the Darwin River Dam pump station has disrupted water supply operations in the Northern Territory, prompting urgent repair work and calls for residents to conserve water as authorities work to restore the system.  Power and Water Corporation confirmed the dam stopped operating at about 4:30pm on March 9 after substantial flooding inundated the pump station and associated equipment. The event followed a …