A burst water main on Archer St, Shepparton, saw water spilling onto the road.
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Rechelle Zammit
UPDATE, 2.30PM: Water has been restored to Shepparton homes and businesses that were left without water after a water main burst in Shepparton on Tuesday, October 20.
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Residents and business owners who were affected by the water outage, and had their phone numbers registered, were sent a text message by Goulburn Valley Water at 1.53pm today to tell them the water had been restored to their properties, a Goulburn Valley Water spokesperson said.
The water could be seen bubbling at the site of the burst water main.
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Rechelle Zammit
UPDATE, 11.30AM: A small number of Shepparton homes and businesses will be without water for much of Tuesday, October 20, after a water main burst.
A Goulburn Valley Water spokesperson said the trunk water main at the intersection of Archer St and Poplar Ave burst at about 8am.
“To isolate the section of main a small number of customers will be impacted,” the spokesperson said.
“This is mostly contained to a small section of Poplar Avenue and does include several businesses.”
The spokesperson said Goulburn Valley Water crews were working to repair the main and reinstate supply to customers, but that due to the location of the water main, the repair was complex and would “take most of the day to reinstate”.
The spokesperson said mater mains burst on occasions due to several factors - generally due to ground movements.
“With the recent warmer weather this has likely caused some minor ground movement around the pipe causing it to burst,” the spokesperson said.
The water has spilled on to the road from the burst water main.
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Rechelle Zammit
EARLIER: Water was spilling out of a broken water main in a busy Shepparton street on Tuesday, October 20.
The water main burst on Archer St, near the Poplar Ave intersection.
The water could be seen bubbling from the ground.
The water has gone a little on to the road, but is flowing away down a nearby gutter.
There was no disruption to traffic.
Goulburn Valley Water is on the scene to fix the problem and has been asked for comment.
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