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‘The tipping point’: Where does our water come from – and could it run out?

In cities, we tend to take our water for granted. How does it get to us – and how do you put a price on it?

  • Jackson Graham

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Former Australian of the Year for NSW, Jon Dee, is outraged by the delay in shutting down a dam in the drinking water catchment that has been contaminated with forever chemicals.

Sydney Water threatened with lawsuit over cancer-linked chemicals in drinking water

Blue Mountains residents have expressed shock and outrage after the closure of a dam which feeds into the water supply of 50,000 people.

  • Carrie Fellner
Localised flooding to low-lying areas of Pitt Town on Saturday.

Floodwaters soak Sydney’s north-west as rains ease after deluge

Hundreds of residents in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley were issued emergency warnings to flee as the river surged above moderate levels.

  • Daniella White and Megan Gorrey
Nepean River at Cowpasture Bridge, Camden.

Major flood warning for parts of Hawkesbury, Warragamba Dam spills after deluge

Some residents are on high alert after an overnight drenching as Sydney’s largest dam spills into the rising Hawkesbury-Nepean river system.

  • Jessica McSweeney and Catherine Naylor
Warragamba Dam tips over capacity on Sunday morning.

Warragamba Dam spills over as flash flooding warning issued for NSW South Coast

The dam, which is four times the size of Sydney Harbour and supplies water to more than 5 million people, began overflowing on Sunday morning.

  • Chris Barrett
The Warragamba Dam is at 100 per cent capacity.

Warragamba Dam set to spill as persistent rain sparks flood warning

The Warragamba Dam, which supplies the bulk of Sydney’s drinking water, is close to capacity after days of persistent rain and is likely to spill.

  • Megan Gorrey
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The Warragamba Dam spill last week.

The plan to save our drinking water without flooding Sydney

Premier Chris Minns was Labor’s shadow water minister when he first proposed lowering the capacity of Warragamba Dam.

  • Alexandra Smith
Sydneysiders were forced to run for cover amid heavy downpours in the CBD.

‘Stay indoors’: Month’s worth of rain dumped on Sydney in a day

Roads were closed and some parts of Sydney were told to evacuate after the city received more than a month’s worth of rain in a single day.

  • Anthony Segaert, Angus Thomson and Christopher Harris
The radar over Sydney, as of 5am AEDT this morning.

Explained: What is causing the ‘Black Nor’easter’ smashing Sydney?

Here’s what we know about the phenomenon and its role in wild weather that’s hit Sydney and other parts of NSW.

  • Angus Thomson and Christopher Harris
Tim Kemp, owner of Meliora Farm in Peats Ridge, says he can see the warning signs for a drought already

Fast-hitting drought slams Australia’s south-east

Farmer Tim Kemp has lost thousands of avocados to years of drought and floods. Now, he’s trying to prepare for another big dry - but will it be too much?

  • Laura Chung

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