Hunter River
Hunter River | |
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Drought Stage
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Stage 1 normal operations on 14 August 2020, eased from stage 2 emerging which was announced on 31 July 2020. |
Storage Level
| - Glenbawn Dam is at 49% (372 GL) compared to 51% on 1 July 2019.
- Glennies Creek Dam is at 43% (123 GL) compared to 53% on 1 July 2019.
- Lostock Dam is at 101% (20 GL) compared to 83% on 1 July 2019.
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Allocations
| - Allocations announced for 2019/20, were 95% for general security and 100% for towns, domestic and stock and high security.
- Allocations announced on 1 July 2020, were reduced for high security to 90% and general security 30%. This was increased on 17 August 2020 to 100% high security and 53% for general security. General security allocations were further increased to 62% in December 2020.
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Actions
| - Allocations were restricted for high security and general security licence holders on 1 July 2020 because of dry conditions. However, these were increased on 14 August after about 40 GL of inflow.
- A release of 10 GL of the Environmental Water Allowance occurred in June 2020.
- Critical Water Advisory Panel operating.
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Issues
| - While storages lower in the valley are seeing good inflows, Glennies and Glenbawn Dam in the upper catchment were mostly missing inflows.
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Outlook
| - All high priority needs along with allocated general security water are estimated secure until at least June 2022.
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Page link: https://www.industry.nsw.gov.au/water/allocations-availability/droughts-floods/drought-update/critical-valleys-in-drought/hunter