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Every year in the Territory our communities, towns and cities are affected by severe storms and the possibility of flooding and cyclones. Luckily most will pass by causing little or no damage, but we can never be complacent. Every year in the Territory our communities, towns and cities are affected by severe storms and the possibility of flooding and cyclones. Luckily most will pass by causing little or no damage, but we can never be complacent. MTSAT-1R: Satellite image originally processed by the Bureau of Meteorology from the geostationary satellite MTSAT-1R operated by the Japan Meteorological Agency.
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Our preparations

Each year Power and Water prepares by putting in place a range of measures to minimise the effects of storm and cyclone damage.

Electricity

  • During the dry season we have an ongoing tree trimming program to keep street trees away from powerlines.
  • We have installed lightning arrestors and insulated cross arms on thousands of power poles.
  • We undertake a community education program about the importance of keeping tree branches away from the powerline between your house and street.
  • Additional stocks of powerpoles, cross arms, powerlines and other hardware, essential to the supply of electricity is ordered in just prior to the onset of the Wet Season.
  • Ongoing program of undergrounding power lines.
  • Key staff members update, test and revise Emergency Management Plans.  
  • We also train, prepare and test our staff to respond to emergency situations.

Water and sewerage services

  • We have installed permanent, on site standby generating capacity to operate major water and sewerage pumping stations in the event of power outages.
  • We have implemented a program to underground fire hydrants to minimise damage to the water supply system through falling trees, flying debris etc.
  • We have additional stocks of pipes, fittings and other hardware to respond immediately to damaged water and sewer infrastructure.
  • We have identified water supply critical corridors and have developed plans to ensure those critical corridors are kept open and the water supply maintained to locations such as; hospitals, police stations etc.
  • Our Water Supply system is kept pressurised as long as possible in a flood or cyclone event to minimise risks of contamination.

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The Power and Water Corporation is the Northern Territory of Australia's provider of electricity, water and sewerage services.
We are one of the largest businesses in the Territory with assets in excess of $1.2 billion and servicing over 80,000 customers.