{"id":85613,"date":"2026-09-02T04:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T04:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/85613\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T04:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T04:00:20","slug":"burst-pipe-leaves-36-properties-without-water-in-sydneys-double-bay-urgent-repairs-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/85613\/","title":{"rendered":"Burst pipe leaves 36 properties without water in Sydney\u2019s Double Bay, urgent repairs underway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A burst pipe has left dozens of residents without water in Sydney\u2019s eastern suburbs on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Sydney Water confirmed the water had been shut off to 36 homes on New South Head Road in Double Bay since 1am, following damage caused by a third party.<\/p>\n<p>The break has since been isolated while urgent repairs take place.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The provider said it expected to restore water to the affected properties by 1pm, but a further update was yet to be provided by 1.30pm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sydney Water apologises for the disruption and thanks the community for its patience while we work to restore normal operations,&#8221; a spokesperson said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A message is displayed alongside a map on the Sydney Water website, which details the streets impacted by the burst water main.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur crews are responding to a burst water main on New South Head Rd, Double Bay that is affecting water supply to customers in the area,\u201d the message said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will restore the supply as quickly as we can.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe apologise for any inconvenience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The New South Wales government-owned company supplies 1.5 billion litres of drinking water to homes and businesses every day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Supply is available at least 99.7 per cent of the time across all water systems, according to the website.<\/p>\n<p>Read related topics:<a class=\"topic_tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com.au\/topics\/sydney-news\" data-tgev-container=\"story-topic-links\" data-tgev-label=\"Sydney News\" data-tgev-order=\"1\" data-tgev-metric=\"npv\" data-tgev=\"event10\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sydney News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A burst pipe has left dozens of residents without water in Sydney\u2019s eastern suburbs on Wednesday. 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