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Foul Household Water Sparks Anger

Residents are avoiding tap water as the council patches failures and a new treatment plant will take years to build, officials said.

Summary by The West Australian
Foul-smelling, brown tap water has become a daily reality in one town, with many residents no longer willing to drink it.

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Foul household water sparks anger

Foul-smelling, brown tap water has become a daily reality in one town, with many residents no longer willing to drink it.

·Osborne Park, Australia
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Brown and foul tasting: This town's water may be the tipping point of a crisis

In Australia's most decentralised state, water infrastructure is failing, leading residents in one town to rely on the bottled variety, but it comes at a cost.

·Ultimo, Australia
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Dead Birds in School Tanks, Children's Mid-Day Meals in Foul-Smelling Water, What a Mess in Canning!

A dead bird is floating in the school's water tank in Canning

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ABC Australia broke the news in Ultimo, Australia on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.
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