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Ben Lomond Water is a local government owned water authority that controls water & sewerage services in Northern Tasmania, Australia. Ben Lomond Water was formed in July 2009 and was made up of the old Esk Water Authority and 8 Local Councils in the North and North East of the state.

Overview
Ben Lomond Water manages all of North and North-East Tasmania's water and wastewater schemes, Ben Lomond Water is one of three regional water authorities that was formed by the Water Corporations Act passed by the Tasmanian State Government. The other two regional water authorities formed were Cradle Mountain Water and Southern Water. Ben Lomond Water's asset base is made up of the old Esk Water Authority and the water and wastewater assets transferred to Ben Lomond Water by the owner Councils (Launceston City Council, George Town Council, West Tamar Council, Meander Valley Council, Northern Midlands Council, Break O'Day Council, Dorset Council and Flinders Island Council. The name Ben Lomond Water is taken from

Infrastructure
The water supply system operated and managed by Ben Lomond Water comprises:


 * catchments covering
 * X major storage reservoirs with a capacity of 1,810,500 megalitres.
 * X service reservoirs that provide short-term storage.
 * about X kilometres of distribution mains and aqueducts.
 * X water pumping stations, used to pump water from low lying areas to higher areas.
 * X water treatment plants