Darwin's main water supply failed this week, forcing thousands of households onto unexpected water restrictions. Now questions are being asked about the response.

In short:

Darwin River Dam’s pumping infrastructure was flooded this week, taking the city’s main water supply offline and forcing thousands of residents to boil their drinking water for 48 hours.

The Northern Territory’s Power and Water Corporation has stood by its response to the situation after concerns were raised about how the dam failure was communicated.

What’s next?

Darwin still has no major back-up drinking water supply, but that’s due to change later this year when the World War II-era Manton Dam is brought back online.

  • kingofras@lemmy.world
    15·
    3 days ago

    forcing thousands of residents to boil their drinking water for 48 hours.

    Tbf only in Darwin is it hot enough to be able to boil water that long