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TAMWORTH COUNCIL TO CONDUCT EFFLUENT TRIAL IN PEEL RIVER

Tamworth Regional Council will conduct a trial over the weekend to see if treated effluent could assist struggling high security water entitlement holders.

With the Peel River being diverted to Dungowan Dam, several irrigators downstream are in dire need of water.

60 millilitres of effluent will be released from holding ponds at the Westdale Wastewater Treatment Plant.

“The Peel River has basically gone dry. The high security water users downstream of Tamworth have a need for water and Council are trying to assist by providing effluent, or treated waste water, into the river for their needs.”

The plan has been given the green light from the New South Wales Environment Protection Authority.

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Isobella Evans

Isobella Evans is a journalist with NBN News in Newcastle. After discovering a love for writing in primary school, Bella went on to complete a Bachelor of Communication at the University of Newcastle in 2018. She enjoyed a series of internships, including a gig at the Royal Easter Show, before receiving a full-time position at NBN's Tamworth bureau, where she worked for almost three years before moving to the company's Newcastle office in 2021.

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