Walcha Council reports that recent rainfall has boosted the town's water supply storage

This rainfall, combined with other recent storm activity has resulted in a flow in the Macdonald River, but it is not enough to justify a relaxing of the current water restrictions just yet.

"This is the first time the pumps have been working to fill our adjacent storage dam for over three months," said Walcha Council general manager Anne Modderno.

"Council currently predicts this pumping could span between three and six weeks with river flows, pumped inflows and water usage being monitored daily."

Walcha Council says the Macdonald River has only stopped flowing twice in the 24 years up to 2018, with the longest of these periods being three weeks.

"In the last 12 months the Macdonald River has stopped flowing 10 times, with the longest period being three months," Ms Modderno said.

"We are certainly in uncharted territory when it comes to predicting flows from the Macdonald River. Recent conditions are not aligned with past performance, making predictive decisions and assumptions even more complex.

"Council is working hard to ensure we design and implement projects that will secure our water future, and support efficient water use within our community."

Ms Modderno said a Walcha Council team is meeting weekly to discuss current dam storage levels, remaining supply capacity and available strategies in the event supply levels become extremely low.

"Council will soon launch a weekly water tracker, where residents will be able to monitor our usage each week and our fluctuating water storage levels," she said.

"This will be published each week."

Walcha Mayor Eric Noakes said Walcha Council was progressing with securing the towns water future.

"It remains our top priority," he said.

"We are committed to transparently reporting to our community, to keep them informed and to empower them to help us manage this turbulent situation.

Thank you to our wonderful community for all the work you have done, and all the work you will continue to do to help us secure our water future."