Water supply has suddenly become a big issue in Tasmania with farmers asked to slash their usage and Hobart resident facing restrictions. So how long has the problem been in the pipeline?
There are three main sources: the Bryn Estyn Water Treatment Plant, Lake Fenton and the Ridgeway Dam.
Bryn Estyn is the primary water source, supplying 60 per cent of the water in winter and about 85 per cent in summer.plant is located just outside New Norfolk in the Derwent Valley and water is gravity-fed into the station from the River Derwent. Lake Fenton in the Mount Field National Park supplies about 20 per cent of Hobart's water supply in winter. It relies on rainfall, as is the Ridgeway Dam, which collects water from kunanyi/Mount Wellington.
Another backup is the Risdon Brook Dam which is supplied with water from Bryn Estyn and has just been brought back online.: a dry winter, ageing infrastructure and an increase in demand. The tourist boom and householders watering dry gardens are being blamed, but the problem has been in the pipeline for much longer.
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