Water Notice - North Esk inc St Patricks River

Due to increased stream flows, I Tom De La Salle , pursuant to my delegated powers under section 10(1) of the Water Management Act 1999, issue an Opportunistic Take for the North Esk River.

Water may now be taken by licensees under opportunistic take for irrigation purposes or into storage for irrigation purposes.

This notice takes effect from 10:00 Saturday, 20 July 2024 and will remain in force until the St Patricks River as measured at the Nunamara gauging station falls below 2100ML/d and the North Esk River at the Ballroom gauging station falls bellow 1300ML/d)

Tom De La Salle

Regional Water Management Officer

Note: Please record meter readings and extraction amounts during this period.

Department of Natural Resources and Environment - modified: 20 July 2024, expires: 27 July 2024