Sydney Water
Sydney Water is a state-owned corporation that provide services and infrastructure for potable water provision, wastewater and drainage (stormwater) management in the greater Sydney region including the Blue Mountains and Illawarra in New South Wales, Australia. It is not to be confused with WaterNSW, which provides the raw bulk water supply to Sydney Water and jointly operate certain assets.
- Overpass Turbo query for objects tagged with operator=Sydney Water: https://overpass-turbo.eu/s/14Z7
- Where the operator is operator=Sydney Water consider also adding operator:wikidata=Q14476248.
Asset identification
Most assets are easily identifyable even if they are located on private property thanks to good signage installed on most assets by Sydney Water since 2017 or so.
Facility Code | Utility | Description | N/W/A | Tagging example | OSM Example | Image |
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WF | Water | Water flow meters | ![]() |
osm:node/7903638063 | ||
WG | Water | Miscellaneous water gauging site | ![]() |
osm:node/7947489972 | ||
WK | Water | IICATS monitored water valve | ![]() |
osm:node/7872231508 | ||
WS | Water | Water storage facility, reservoir or surge tank; generally a covered reservoir or elevated water tower. | ![]() |
osm:way/854921268 | ||
WP | Water | Pumping station for potable water. Sometimes coded "WPS" especially for assets managed by WaterNSW.
Sometimes it is a cabinet but it can also be a building or industrial area. |
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osm:node/8148003910 | ||
WT | Water | Water treatment plant or filtration plant. Either tag the campus or alternatively just the building if there are multiple separate facilities on the Sydney Water lot. | ![]() |
osm:way/53842171 | ||
WX | Water | Water chemical dosing, eg. chlorination and fluoridation. Typically a building. | ![]() |
osm:way/846644097 | ||
SP | Sewerage | Pumping station for wastewater (sewerage). Sometimes coded "SPS". Usually a white or brown/green cabinet.
SP sites usually have floodlighting, manholes and ventilation masts. Sometimes a street signpost will identify the site if it is at the end of a driveway. If the pumping station is located inside a building, consider putting the tags on a building=service. |
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man_made=pumping_station ref=*
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osm:node/8148208133 | |
SF | Sewerage | Sewerage flow meters | ![]() |
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SG | Sewerage | Miscellaneous sewerage gauging site | ![]() |
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SX | Sewerage | Sewerage wastewater chemical dosing, eg. magnesium hydroxide, ferrous chloride or calcium nitrate for management of H2S emissions. Typically tagged on a building=service. | ![]() |
osm:way/508137702 | ||
SY | Sewerage | Odour Control Unit. Typically a small cylindrical building painted green. Typically tagged on a building=service. | ![]() |
osm:way/908025217 |
Notes
- For consistency, asset numbers should be given 4 digits including leading zeros, and no spaces.
- IICATS (Integrated Instrumentation, Control, Automation and Telemetry System) refers to remote monitoring system similar to SCADA.
External links
- Official website
- Sydney Water on Wikipedia
- Sydney Water Wikidata