Water cartage operators are working around the clock, as drought conditions start to bite across the New South Wales Hunter Valley.
Water carters are working around the clock as drought conditions start to bite across the New South Wales Hunter Valley.Water restrictions could be brought in as early as MarchThe NSW Department of Primary Industries has declared parts of the Upper Hunter, Muswellbrook and Singleton LGAs as drought-affected while parts of the Lower Hunter are in drought.
"It's going to be a long season I think for us. At the moment there is a waitlist of seven to 10 days," he said. "The month was dominated by high pressure systems which brought settled weather conditions and cloudless sky for most of the country." "I'm not sure what's different this time round, but we've actually had people even now asking us to do dam fills," he said.Dam levels sink fast
Mr Cleary said predicted weather patterns suggested water restrictions could be in place within five months.
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