AAP General News (Australia)
12-24-2006
NSW: Rain for Goulburn, finally
SYDNEY, Dec 24 AAP - A record 27.8mm of rain has fallen on the parched NSW southern
highlands town of Goulburn.
The rainfall, which started this morning and has already cleared, was the highest amount
ever recorded in Goulburn this time of year, a spokeswoman for the Bureau of Meteorology
said.
It was a much-needed Christmas present for the town's residents, as Goulburn's main
Pejar dam was only 1.5 per cent full on December 17.
The town's two smaller dams, which together are two-thirds the size of Pejar, were
less than half-full.
Goulburn's total usable water supply stood at 9.5 per cent of capacity at the end of last week.
More rain fell today than in the past three months combined.
Top-level water restrictions have been in place in Goulburn since October 2004.
These restrictions include a target of 150 litres of water use per person, per day,
and a ban on all outdoor water use.
The average annual rainfall for the town is 650mm but rain would have to fall at 900mm
per year for "a number of years" to refill the dams, according to Goulburn Mulwaree Council.
AAP sk/srp
KEYWORD: DROUGHT NSW
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