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Fill our dams: plea

04 Nov, 2009 09:27 AM
RURAL property owners south of Horsham hope GWMWater will answer their calls for dam fills at today's board meeting.

Bungalally farmers Jack Knight and Neville McIntyre said properties south of Horsham, not yet connected to the Wimmera-Mallee Pipeline, had not had a dam fill since October 2004.

Mr Knight said the previous trigger point to allow a dam fill was eight per cent.

"The system is now at 15.5 per cent, water restrictions have been eased for people in town, we think we should get a dam fill," Mr Knight said.

"Basically it has been five years since our last fill. We aren't connected to the pipeline and the water is available."

Mr McIntyre said areas north of Horsham had received several dam fills in recent years and were now connected to the pipeline, yet south of Horsham had still not received any water.

"We believe they are obliged to give us a dam fill," Mr McIntyre said.

"GWMWater has not said it won't; it said the board would discuss it at the meeting.

"We are hopeful because the water is available and restrictions have been eased, so they should do a select dam fill.

"Until the pipeline is supplying this area we should be getting dam fills."

GWMWater executive manager Andrew Rose said a paper was up for discussion at today's board meeting regarding summer supply arrangements for those not yet supplied by the Wimmera-Mallee Pipeline.

Mr Knight said GWMWater was mainly focused on dam fills at house dams, but said livestock supplies should also be looked at.

"I have only had livestock here once since 2004 and I had to cart water for them," he said.

"I used to have 1000 sheep but there is no water in the dams now.

"The water is available so GWMWater should deliver it."

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FILL US UP, PLEASE: Bungalally farmers Neville McIntyre and Jack Knight hope GWMWater board members will decide to fill empty dams south of Horsham when they gather for their monthly meeting in Horsham today. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER
FILL US UP, PLEASE: Bungalally farmers Neville McIntyre and Jack Knight hope GWMWater board members will decide to fill empty dams south of Horsham when they gather for their monthly meeting in Horsham today. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

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