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Media Release - Department of Water and Energy Date: 1 July 2009 COMMENCING WATER ALLOCATIONS FOR THE BELUBULA RIVER The Department Water and Energy today announced reductions in water allocations for surface water users in the Belubula River regulated water source, for the new 2009-2010 water year commencing on 1 July 2009. Based on the current storage levels, high security licence holders will initially receive 50 per cent of entitlement for the next three months, with trading allowable in an upstream direction only. General security licence holders will receive an initial allocation of zero, but can access up to 20 per cent of their entitlement from natural flows downstream of Carcoar Dam, based on the agreed flow trigger at the end of the Belubula River. Rainfall over the State’s central-west region has been minimal, with the situation not improving from this time last year. The current storage capacity at Carcoar Dam is about 8 per cent and with no further inflows, it may be necessary to stop releases at some point during the year. Although there is no town water supply or stock and domestic water delivered from Carcoar Dam, the allocations announced will enable water users to plan their operations over the coming year. The Department of Water and Energy and its agency partners, State Water, will continue to run the river system to minimise losses and maximise water availability. The prospect of receiving good rainfall has now deteriorated with the Bureau of Meteorology stating that La Nina is now neutral and is expected to persist until late winter. The Department will continue to closely monitor the situation and make regular announcements as new resources become available. Additional information on water allocations is available on the Department’s website: www.dwe.nsw.gov.au Alternatively, licence holders can phone their local DWE office for more information.
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