Icon Water brings good news for suburbs that were first impacted by brown and cloudy water supply on Tuesday.
After sediment was shaken up in drinking water pipes in Gungahlin and Belconnen, a crew inspected supplies on Wednesday reported areas like Charnwood, Evatt and Nicholls showed to have clear water.
"The sediment appears to have already settled in those areas," a spokesperson said. "It is difficult to give timeframes for affected customers in the immediate supply zone, but the natural sediment is rapidly settling and will continue to settle."
Icon Water inspected the following locations on Tuesday and said they appeared to be clear:
- Harcourt Hill Valve Farm (feed into Nicholls and Hall reservoirs and zones)
- Nicholls Reservoir sample point
- Charnwood Reservoir Sample point
- Spence Pumps (feed to Charnwood reservoir and zone)
- Higgins Reservoir
The water company's spokesperson said their call centre had not received any calls from residents, overnight or on Wednesday, with water concerns.
Icon Water expects to give further updates as they gather more information.
Residents in Belconnen and Gungahlin who were concerned about their water because of discolouration have been advised to call Icon Water's call centre as it could be an issue specific to their supply.
"They should call us because their house might be experiencing any range of issues, they might not be in a section of the network that is affected by this, it might be stormwater that has kind of infiltrated or their localised plumbing," a spokesperson said.
The problem didn't affect all of the houses in the areas because it depends on the exact route which water takes to a home through different pipes.
The shake-up of the sediment was caused when maintenance was done on the reservoir in Higgins. A faster flow of water sent cloudy water to some homes.
The spokesperson said that sediment in pipes should settle quickly, within an hour in some cases and not as long as over days.
It's the normal sediment in the pipes.
Icon Water urged others worried about non-potable water coming out of taps to get in touch.
"If you are experiencing that brown water, you should call 6248 3111," a spokesperson said.
