Update of water resources situation and spray irrigation prospects

Bob Hillier - E&B Water Resources WFFG: 1st May 2018

Rainfall (March 2018)

Latest weekly rainfall summary 24th April 2018

Current river flows and groundwater

Examples of boreholes with low water levels moving into normal range

Definitions Good Water levels are average or above average possibility of minor local controls on abstraction.

Moderate Water levels are low. Some controls on surface water abstraction are possible

Poor Water levels are well below average and significant restrictions on abstraction from surface and groundwater are probable.

Updated spray Irrigation prospects summer 2018

February 2018

April 2018

Forward look – Groundwater levels September 2018