The worst drought in history has caused a record fall in water supplies in Sydney, with water flowing into the city’s main reservoir at 10% of the rate it was a decade ago. Authorities in the city have introduced water restrictions as the total water level in its 11 dams fell to half their capacity. New South Wales state regulator WaterNSW said if the decline continued, the reservoirs would have supplies for March 2019. Meanwhile, Sydney’s desalination plant has been working at full capacity since only two years and the city said it plans to enlarge it.
The worst drought in history has caused a record fall in water supplies in Sydney, with water flowing into the city’s main reservoir at 10% of the rate it was a decade ago. Authorities in the city have introduced water restrictions as the total water level in its 11 dams fell to half their capacity. New South Wales state regulator WaterNSW said if the decline continued, the reservoirs would have supplies for only two years. Meanwhile, Sydney’s desalination plant has been working at full capacity since March 2019 and the city said it plans to enlarge it.