TAMWORTH council and the state government is holding two community meetings for landowners and businesses who will be affected by the city's new pipeline.
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The multi-million-dollar emergency drought response involves two soil weirs to dam up the Peel River and a pipeline from Chaffey Dam to Dungowan village.
While the project will secure Tamworth's drinking supply, it's predicted the Peel will run dry for the first time in decades.
Next week, TRC and WaterNSW will host community information sessions for landholders, industry, irrigators and other water users affected by the development.
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These sessions will provide the latest updates on the temporary weir projects along with current forecasts.
A WaterNSW spokesperson said the "vital steps" were being taken to "ensure critical town water supply, should the drought and record low dam inflows continue".
"Measures include cutting Peel River flows at Dungowan with a temporary weir (block-bank) by the end of the year," the spokesperson said.
"Flows in the Peel River below Dungowan would then be reliant only on local tributary inflows."
The first session will be held on Monday, August 5, at Dungowan Hotel from 7pm to 9pm. The second will be the following day at the Tamworth Community Centre, at the same time.
WaterNSW is also engaging directly with landholders who could potentially be affected, to ensure they are aware of drought projects and to provide them with details about the information sessions.
Those interested in attending the meeting should register interest by emailing waternsw.droughtresponse@waternsw.com.au or calling 1300 662 077.