Tamworth council meets the man responsible for ensuring towns don't run dry | Water Pressure

On Wednesday, James McTavish, who holds the title of NSW Regional Town Water Supply Coordinator, met with TRC representatives to discussed both short-term fixes and long-term solutions to address water availability.

Tamworth's main water supply Chaffey Dam has just under 25GL left. On average the city uses about 10GL a year.

Mr McTavish said while there were some "obvious concerns about water in Tamworth", it wasn't panic stations just yet.

"There is a way ahead for Tamworth," Mr McTavish said.

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"We're working on a whole heap of things with Tamworth council. They've shown good strong leadership on regional water.

"The proactive steps they've taken in managing their water have been very good.

"I know there has been some concerns within the community about when to go under water restrictions, but I think they've got the balance right."

Mr McTavish also met with Walcha Shire Council, who have been battling their own water security issues.

"They've got a reasonable supply for the near future," Mr McTavish said.

"They're quite comfortable with where they are sitting at right now. But we're working with them on a long term project, which is a new [water] storage [facility]."

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Tenterfield only has 200 days of water left, however with a plan settled on at a meeting this week, Mr McTavish is confident the town will have sufficient water for its short-term needs.

Murrurundi ran out of water months ago and has been carting water in since the start of the year.

That will continue until a pipeline from Scone is completed, which expected to be finished in "the latter half of the year".

Guyra has less than 80 days of water left and Armidale Regional Council has already started carting water to the town's weir.

The carted water will get the town through a window of about a month between its water supply running out and the Malpas Dam pipeline, which is currently being constructed, coming in to service.