The latest on our dam levels (2008-07-06 @14:42 ) Current Dam conditions % full overall % change 1 week Source Date 67.31 0.21 SCA 2008-06-26 66.926 -0.383 estimate 2008-07-06 @14:42 For every 1 litre being used in Sydney right now, we estimate that 0.000 litres are flowing into the dams. For more details, see Sydney's water crisis this month (2008-07-06 @14:42 )

This week's weather and rainfall on Sydney's catchments Data from Mittagong (center of catchments) updated hourly (mm rainfall): Hour: a.m. p.m. 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 10 11 Total 2008-7-04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.4 2008-7-05 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 2008-7-06 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.2 The official SCA rainfall on our biggest catchments, updated once a day, weekdays: Catchment Rainfall (mm) Catchment: Warragamba Shoalhaven 2008-07-05 2008-07-05 For more details on the past 7 days rainfall on all of Sydney's catchments, and how much water will flow to our dams from it, see our page on This week's weather and rainfall on Sydney's catchments.

Analysis of Sydney and Warragamba's Dam levels and Trends Our Dam level analysis page is our most visited page. It shows in depth general analysis of short term trends (last few weeks) and longer term trends (since 2001) of Sydney's overall dam levels. The data is updated weekly when the SCA release their new data. Analysis includes: Sydney's dam levels - Warragamba and the rest: More on our Dam level analysis page.

Sydney's water usage versus dam inflows On this page we analyse the relationship between Sydney's dam inflows and Sydney's usage over the past few years. For example: Sydney's inflow and usage: More analysis and graphs are found on the Dam usage and inflow analysis page.

Firefox extension - Sydney dam levels Firefox is a web browser that is more uptodate, standards compliant and fully featured than internet explorer. Users of Firefox can download our Sydney Dam levels Firefox extension to keep the latest dam level information handy (and some smiling water drops when it rains).

Map of Sydney's dams and levels A nice graphical representation of Warragamba and Sydney's dam levels (and recent rainfall) on this zooomable, clickable, draggable, interactive satellite view of the Sydney catchment areas, made with the help and thanks of the Google maps api.

Analysis of levels of individual dams around Sydney This page shows analysis of all of the dam levels (since 2001) of the individual dams in the Sydney dam system. Some of Sydney's catchment areas are closer to the coast than the Warragamba catchment, and so behave differently. On the individual dam levels pages you can see what is happening to each dam. The following graph shows the history of Tallowa dam, which is the important indicator within the Shoalhaven transfer scheme.

General Discussion of Warragamba dam On this page we discus Warragamba dam and its relationship to Sydney's dam system in general, and look at why the levels are so low currently.

Desalination plant impact on Sydney's water supplies The Carr government has proposed a desalination plant for Sydney (either 100ML/day or 500 ML/day). Our Sydney desalination plant page deeply analyses the impact that such a plant would have had on our dam levels if it had been in operation since 2001.

Reduced Usage Impact on Dam Levels On our Reduced Usage Impact page we analyse what effect reduced usage by Sydneysiders can have on our dam levels including Warragamba. Water restrictions have so far reduced our usage by 12%. We analyse what difference a 20% or 50% reduction would have had on our dam levels if implemented from 2001:

Shoalhaven Scheme impact on Sydney's dam levels On our Shoalhaven Scheme page we analyse and discus the potential impact of the proposed Shoalhaven Scheme enhancements and what the impact would be on our dam levels. For example:

How to Save Water in Sydney Our page on How to Save Water in Sydney examines techniques you can use to save water in Sydney. It also shows which methods make a significant difference, and which methods waste more effort than they are worth.

Rainwater tanks in Sydney Our page on Rainwater tanks in Sydney gives information and tips for people considering buying a rainwater tank in Sydney. Our number 1 tip: if you are going to buy a rainwater tank, get a big one!

The latest on Sydney's water restrictions Our page on Sydney's water restrictions discusses the current water restrictions and probable next-stage water restrictions.

Home watering systems in Sydney Our page on Home watering systems in Sydney discusses options for watering your home garden in Sydney legally and effectively and where to buy it. We have an extensive irrigation system at our place that uses rainwater from our 9000 litre tank (and Sydney water where legal and appropriate) to water our garden. You may not want to go quite this far, but still want to do the best you can in keeping your garden alive, while reducing your usage of Sydney water (and staying legal).

Sydney dam levels main page This month dam level statistics Rainfall this week Trends of Sydney dam levels Usage and Inflow trends Firefox Extension (SydDams) Interactive Catchment Map Dam levels for individual dams Sydney Desalination plant impact on dam levels Reduced Usage impact on dam levels How to save water in Sydney Rainwater tanks in Sydney Sydney's water restrictions General Information on Warragamba and Sydney's other Dams Home irrigation/watering systems in Sydney Old location of Sydney dam levels page Back to iliveinsydney.com

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