Locals were treated to two separate tours of Steuart McIntyre Dam on Monday and Wednesday this week to learn about the process of water supply to areas of the Macleay.
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The informative one hour tours were activities organised by council for Local Government Week 2019.
Run By council's water staff, the tours allowed participants to walk around the site where they were able to learn more about the dam's supply of water to Kempsey, Jerseyville, Frederickton and Clybucca.
"Each week the staff will go out and measure the depths and take samples that are sent to Port Macquarie for testing," Kemspey Shire Council water process operator Steve Smailes said during the tour on Wednesday morning.
"When the dam is full it can hold 1000 Olympic swimming pools of water. At the moment it's at 74 per cent capacity."
Council changed its water supply source from the Sherwood Borefield to the Steuart McIntyre Dam in June due to declining river levels and dry weather.
"We pump 8.5 megalitres a day from the Sherwood Borefield to top up the dam," Mr Smailes said.
Council then treat the water at the dam before its distributed to reservoirs across the shire.
"The tours have been informative for locals and they give residents an indication of the guidelines and regulations we follow," Mr Smailes said.
"There has been interest from locals to come out here and see how the dam works to supply water across the shire. It gives them an insight into how it all operates.
"Hopefully we can do this each year so the people who missed out can have a chance to come out here and find out more about our water supply."
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