Long water leak repair delayed by staff constraints

• Published date: 26 January 2023
• Publication title: Mountain Scene

After noticing water spewing over Peninsula Road on January 6, while out on a bike ride, Kelvin Heights resident Russell King sent council a ‘snap & send’ fix-it request that day

Three days later, council imposed district-wide water restrictions due to the prolonged spell of warm, dry weather.

Council PR man Sam White confirms to Mountain Scene another 14 calls were received after the first one.

One would have come from King himself, who was somewhat hosed off recently when finding the leak still hadn’t been repaired, despite water restrictions now being in place. White says the issue was a cracked 50mm low-density pipe.

He confirms a repair was completed and new asphalt laid down this Tuesday.

‘‘We work with our contractors to prioritise work on the basis of severity...