It has been a while since our last communication in mid-March when we were advising of the need for some interim restrictions to limit the lake drawdown.
Since that time we’ve seen a continuation of dry and warm conditions which have resulted in reduced lake inflows and calls from a few irrigators for some water to irrigate – very unusual to see those conditions in May! As I write this, it looks like we might be in for a bit of a lashing over the weekend which I expect will make it feel more like autumn/winter.
In this newsletter, I will update on the conditions up at the lake as our irrigation season concludes and also introduce some very important water policies that have been signed off on by the Board. Work has started up at the dam site on the upgrade of the Downstream Weir and there is an update on this project included.
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160519 Newsletter incl Water Policies
