Orange's total storage is currently at 21.3 per cent, while Suma Park Dam's level has reached 19.4 per cent. Let’s not get caught up in talking about the difference between watering on two days a week, or every other day on the odds-and-evens system. It’s still Winter and with this rain, no one has to be out watering their garden.“We need to use water responsibly despite the differences between one level of water restrictions and the next.” Cr Kidd said every day the council could pump would help push back the day Orange might transfer to level six water restrictions. Water topped the dam wall at around 11.30 pm last night.The overflow from both Spring Creek and Gosling Creek dams is now flowing downstream into Suma Park Dam, further boosting water levels on top of inflows from stormwater harvesting and the Macquarie Pipeline.MILESTONE: Water flows over the spillway at Spring Creek Dam.Orange mayor Reg Kidd has welcomed the rain, but is urging residents to press on with water-wise strategies.“The weekend falls have come at just the right time to deliver the follow-up rain we need,” Cr Reg Kidd said. The capacity of Spring Creek Dam has been slowly building in recent weeks. The last time there were natural inflows into Suma Park Dam was 22 December 2018. "Cr Kidd said every day the council could pump would help push back the day Orange might transfer to level six water restrictions. The council previously needed 108 megalitres a day of flow through the river in order to pump from the Macquarie River. Long-term residents used to worry about whether there would be enough work to supply the … Water topped the dam wall at around 11.30 pm last night. Last week Suma Park was at just over 70% of capacity. RSPCA South Australia has welcomed a decision by the University of Adelaide to cease the… As of last week, residents were using an average of 129 litres per person per day. Suma Park Dam is the principal water supply dam for the City of Orange in central NSW. All trademarks and rights are owned by their respective owners.
It’s important that we have an organised, predictable system, so residents can know the trigger-points when we’re going into water restrictions and when we can expect an easing of restrictions.“We went from Level three to Level Four in April last year, when we reached 40% of storage. The material in this public release comes from the originating organization and may be of a point-in-time nature, edited for clarity, style and length.

The capacity of Spring Creek Dam has been slowly building in recent weeks. Entura was engaged by Orange City Council in 2010 to develop a risk-based concept design to address the dam’s known spillway deficiency, and explore its uncertain seismic stability. It’s taken so long because the paddocks have been so dry.”“It’s great news, but I’m glad we’re not only relying on flow from creeks. “A week ago Spring Creek Dam was at 78 percent. For the first time in fifteen months, creeks are flowing into Suma Park Dam. Mayor Reg Kidd said following weekend storms in the catchment area of the Turon and Macquarie Rivers together with the Winburndale Rivulet, the new trigger point was reached overnight on Wednesday and the pumps turned on automatically.

Geotech was engaged as Principal Contractor by Orange City Council to increase Suma Park Dam’s storage capacity and make the dam compliant with dam safety standards. It’s still Winter and with this rain, no one has to be out watering their garden.“We need to use water responsibly despite the differences between one level of water restrictions and the next.”

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Orange's total storage is currently at 21.3 per cent, while Suma Park Dam's level has reached 19.4 per cent.


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