• October 2009 eNewsletter
  - More water heater explosion experiments and PlumbTube. - Big savings on the Rothenberger 25001 ROBEND 3000 Set - Sydney Water and the NSW Government announce Million dollar investments..... Click here for more...
   (MasterPlumbers.com - Monday, November 02, 2009)

OCTOBER 2009 NEWS STORIES

• West Camden sewage treatment plant gets $48 million upgrade
  A $48 million upgrade to West Camden Sewage Treatment Plant is now completed, with the plant now capable of producing up to 5 million litres of recycled water a day..... Click here for more...
   (Sydney Water - Friday, October 23, 2009)
• Partnership to stop Sydney's water going down the drain
  Premier Nathan Rees announced today a new partnership with the City of Sydney to capture millions of litres of water from the streets of Sydney to protect our precious drinking water supplies..... Click here for more...
   (NSW Government - Thursday, October 22, 2009)
• $11 million project to improve the health of Sydney Harbour
  The NSW Government is investing $11 million to improve the health of Sydney Harbour by diverting wastewater at risk of overflowing into Sydney Harbour to the main sewerage network..... Click here for more...
   (Sydney Water - Tuesday, October 20, 2009)
• Sewer blockage caused by screwdriver and rags
  Flooding from a sewer in Northern Ireland was caused by a screwdriver and ball of rags. Water company Northern Ireland Water found the items shoved down a drain in the Rathgill area of Bangor where it had caused the flooding..... Click here for more...
   (World Plumbing Info - Friday, October 16, 2009)
• New Water Pressure Technology to Stop Water Leakage
  New water pressure technology is being installed in high water pressure suburbs across Greater Sydney, under a plan to save more than 30 million litres of water a day by 2012...... Click here for more...
   (Sydney Water - Wednesday, October 07, 2009)

SEPTEMBER 2009 NEWS STORIES

• September 2009 eNewsletter
  Lorenzo runs for Cancer research and reaches over $4000 in fundraising | Can Too Run "Tarzan Call" captured on PlumbTube | Server upgrades planned for the MasterPlumbers.com website..... Click here for more...
   (MasterPlumbers.com - Wednesday, September 30, 2009)
• Sydney Proves It's Water Wise
  Three months since the NSW Government introduced new Water Wise Rules ending drought restrictions, Greater Sydney continues to be water wise, Minister for Water, Phil Costa said today. Minister Costa said an initial assessment of water supplied to Sydney Water since the NSW Government announced Water Wise Rules three months ago shows an increase of just 1.3%...... Click here for more...
   (Sydney Water - Sunday, September 27, 2009)
• Water system shares in funding
  An innovative water system which mirrors cyclonic storm action to purify water for reuse is one of 14 Australian projects to each receive $70,400 in Commercialising Emerging Technologies (COMET) funding..... Click here for more...
   (World Plumbing Info - Thursday, September 24, 2009)
• Water Wise Rules allow clean up following dust storm
  Greater Sydney residents will be able to wash down their houses, driveways and cars to help clean following the dust storm, NSW Minister from Water Phil Costa said today. Mr Costa said the current Water Wise Rules allow households and businesses to hose down their premises for health and safety reasons...... Click here for more...
   (Sydney Water - Wednesday, September 23, 2009)
• Plumbing technology moves forward
  Convened in conjunction with the World Plumbing Council (WPC), the 2010 International Emerging Technology Symposium will bring a range of expertise together to discuss matters of plumbing, health and water efficiency..... Click here for more...
   (World Plumbing Info - Tuesday, September 22, 2009)
• Turning stormwater into drinking water
  Scientists from Australia’s national science agency have turned stormwater from a city in South Australia into purified drinking water. Australian CSIRO scientists have bottled ‘Recharge’, pure drinking water that was once stormwater..... Click here for more...
   (World Plumbing Info - Monday, September 21, 2009)
• Brisbane to go toilet to tap?
  Brisbane policy makers should take a leap of faith and advocate for advanced water recycling facilities says Philip Anthony, director of the Orange County Water District, who led development of the world’s largest advanced water recycling facility of its kind in Orange County, California..... Click here for more...
   (World Plumbing Info - Friday, September 18, 2009)
• Boiler scrappage scheme
  Plumbers and plumbing suppliers in the United Kingdom are calling on Government to introduce a scrappage scheme for old boilers. It is believed a boiler scrappage scheme would encourage their replacement with newer, more efficient models...... Click here for more...
   (World Plumbing Info - Wednesday, September 16, 2009)
• August 2009 eNewsletter
  - NEW Rheem MPs-325 Split System Heat Pump hits the market. - Can Too Run fundraising continues as the Big Day draws nearer. - Quick DIY PlumbTube video on how to unclog a bathtub..... Click here for more...
   (MasterPlumbers.com - Tuesday, September 01, 2009)