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Water crisis: Dubbo council expects restrictions to reduce demand for water

By Kim Bartley
Updated September 19 2019 - 9:58am, first published September 6 2019 - 10:30am
DAM DROUGHT: Burrendong Dam in 2016 (top) and in 2019 (bottom) has been sitting at 4.6 per cent capacity this week. Photo: FARMPIX Photography
DAM DROUGHT: Burrendong Dam in 2016 (top) and in 2019 (bottom) has been sitting at 4.6 per cent capacity this week. Photo: FARMPIX Photography

Healthy Rivers Dubbo convenor Mel Gray has cast doubt on the city's ability to replace river water with groundwater should Burrendong Dam run dry as early as mid-2020.

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