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That magical combination has filled Lake Rowlands to the brim and the general manager of Central Tablelands Water Gavin Rhodes couldn't be happier.
"The rapid rate at which Lake Rowlands has filled has been incredible," he said.
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"With the catchment now saturated and all the tributaries flowing, the lake increased from 32.5% in late April to topping by the end of July.
"During July the dam increased by over 40%, with a 20% increase occurring over a 30 hour period."
Mr Rhodes said that it just shows how suitable Lake Rowlands is as a location to increase water storage.
"It once again proves the reliability of the catchment, and strengthens the justification for augmenting Lake Rowlands to assist in managing future droughts for our consumers and the region," he said.
CTW's chairman, Cr David Somervaille said that it is fantastic to see Lake Rowlands spilling once again.
"This spill event in such a short period of time displays the resilience of the catchment and clearly demonstrates the water security potential for the region."
The Council of CTW resolved at an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday 29 July to ease water restrictions for the entire CTW supply network from Level 4 to Level 1 commencing Monday 3 August 2020 due to Lake Rowlands being at full capacity.
Mark Logan
Started working in newspapers in the 1990's in the darkroom of the Pastoral Times in Deniliquin before moving to Millthorpe in 2003. Soon after arriving I started as a photographer at the CWD. Now a journalist at the Blayney Chronicle.
Started working in newspapers in the 1990's in the darkroom of the Pastoral Times in Deniliquin before moving to Millthorpe in 2003. Soon after arriving I started as a photographer at the CWD. Now a journalist at the Blayney Chronicle.
