By Tanya Steele
Residents in parts of Tecoma had their morning disrupted by a drop to their water supply after a fire hydrant was damaged along Sandells Road.
Water supply was interrupted for some residents in Tecoma along Sandells Road around 9am on Thursday 13 February.
Services were onsite quite quickly dealing with the issue and South East Water General Manager Service Delivery Tim Lloyd said once alerted, South East Water had crews onsite to respond immediately to stop the water flow without shutting down mains water.
“South East Water was alerted to a fire hydrant being damaged in the Tecoma area on 13 February 2025,” he said.
Locals reported via social media that they experienced pressure losses but had water back by around 10.45am.
At the site where the hydrant was damaged a pedestrian passerby said water was travelling down the gutters at a great knot, and gushing out under the car.
“The hydrant was replaced, and the work is now complete,” said Mr Lloyd.
