HUNTER Water crews have repaired a broken main that caused a water fountain to squirt out of a suburban street in Merewether.
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The Curry Street incident was reported to Hunter Water just after 9am on Thursday. It created a spectacular sight with two streams of water spraying as high as the power lines.
The repairs were completed on Thursday afternoon and water service was restored to residents impacted by the burst pipe.
The burst water pipe was found to be corroded.
On Wednesday Hunter Water were in Curry Street repairing a smaller leak.
During Wednesday's maintenance Hunter Water crews had to depressurise and repressurise the ageing pipes and it's believed that it caused the burst on Thursday.
A Hunter Water spokesperson said if residents were experiencing discoloured water due to the outage they should visit their website for further information.
In a separate incident in February a burst water main in Toronto's Cary Street flooded several properties.
Josh Leeson
Josh Leeson is an entertainment and features journalist, specialising in music, at the Newcastle Herald. He first joined the masthead in 2008 after stints at the Namoi Valley Independent and Port Stephens Examiner and has previously covered sport including the Asian Cup, A-League, Surfest, cricket and rugby league.
Josh Leeson is an entertainment and features journalist, specialising in music, at the Newcastle Herald. He first joined the masthead in 2008 after stints at the Namoi Valley Independent and Port Stephens Examiner and has previously covered sport including the Asian Cup, A-League, Surfest, cricket and rugby league.
