Sydney suburbs told to conserve water after floods

ALERT: Some Sydney suburbs are being urged to save water as the latest wild weather event impacts the city's drinking water supply. DOES YOUR SUBURB MAKE THE LIST: 9News

Take shorter showersReduce your use of washing machines and dishwashers Is the water still safe to drink?

Sydney Water said water is still safe to drink however the system's ability to produce drinking water is slower than normal. In order to get it back up to speed, Sydney Water needs to clean filtration plants to free them of debris. "All of our teams are working overtime due to very large levels of silt and debris entering our system which ultimately slows down our ability to clean our water supply and provide clean drinking water to our customers," Sydney Water general manager Bernie Sheridan said.Sheridan added the warning to conserve water now is to ensure when flood clean ups begin there is an "adequate supply of drinking water".

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