Exclusive: Drought remains 'diabolical' for most of NSW | AlexSmithSMH p_hannam
A spokesman for the plant said: "Under the rules of the 2017 Metropolitan Water Plan, the plant is scheduled to cease producing water once Sydney’s dam levels reach 70 per cent capacity, subject to a minimum operating period of 14 months from the restart dateSydney's dam levels are now over 80 per cent full, double the level before the recent rains.
"I look forward to the day when we can finally say that the drought has broken but that day is not today and unfortunately it won’t be tomorrow or the next day," he said. "Sydney dams may be full and overflowing, and water restrictions might be easing, but our farmers are still facing the worst drought on record," he said.
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