Tamworth Regional Council will buy and extract approximately 240 megalitres of ground water, to bolster the city’s supply heading into summer.
It’s understood the $24,000 purchase will allow a further 40 days of water extraction to take place at the Scott Road drift wells, preserving the Chaffey Dam supply.
“That helps, long term. It’s a risk mitigation type endeavour, I guess.”
Council is discussing the possibility of extracting more water from the wells on a permanent basis.
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