MORE questions are being raised about Tamworth's dam funding windfall and the city's future supply.
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Politicians have remained coy and indecisive about who will control the water captured in the new 22.5 gigalitre, $480 million Dungowan Dam.
But Tamworth councillors agree it is a pertinent issue, with the city under level 5 restrictions about three years after an expanded Chaffey Dam hit 100 per cent capacity for the first time.
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It is also unclear what, if anything, will happen to the old 6 gigalitre dam 3.5km down the road from the new site.
Mark Rodda said there were still plenty of question marks, particularly on management of the sites, and suggested the new dam should be in council hands.
"There's plenty of people saying, 'Who cares, so long as it's built?'" he said.
"We have the example of how quickly [the state-owned] Chaffey Dam has been depleted of its capacity," he said.
"I think Tamworth Regional Council has demonstrated it is a good manager of water."
If the council doesn't own the new dam, Cr Rodda said it should at least be refunded for the land it purchased for the infrastructure.
Russell Webb said it would be "unrealistic" for the dam to be handed over to the council after the state and federal government jointly funded the project.
"Why would they give the project all of the money and then say, 'Here, you have it'?" Cr Webb said.
He said the priority was to get the dam built in a "timely manner" and "administrative details" such as the ownership could be established later.
Cr Webb, who was at Sunday's historic announcement, said it was unclear what would happen to the old Dungowan Dam once the new one was built.
He said it might "have capacity reduced for safety reasons" but would still have an important role in water storage for the city.