The Tank Stream The Tank Stream was Sydney's first water source. The Tank Stream had provided Sydney's finest and cleanest water in 1788 until such times when it was poluted and filled with garbage. The Tank Stream was abandoned as a source of water in 1826. It is called The Tank Stream because of all the tanks and the reservoirs cut into the sides of it to save water. Busby's Bore The Busby's Bore was Sydney's first piped water source. The Busby's Bore was also Sydney's second major water source and it was the colony's first major enjineering profect. The Busby's Bore tunnel is named after it's desighner Jonh Busby. Convicts built the Busby's Bore that was; 4 kilometres long, 1.5 metres high and a little less in width in around 10 years. The tunnel started at the the south-eastern corner of Hyde Park to the Lachlan Swamps (now Centennial Park). The tunnel took around 300 to 400 gallends of water a day. Botany Swamps Scheme The Botany Swamps Scheme was Sydney's third water source. They decided to build the Botany Swamps Scheme when the population of Sydney raised and led to the call for a more permanent water source. The source of water led from the Lachlan Swamps (now Centennial Park) to Botany Bay. The Botany Swamps Scheme started to opperate in the late 1859's but within 20 years the supply of fresh water was depleted.  
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