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Red algae alert lifted for Chaffey Dam, near Tamworth, but red alert put in place for other dams in region after Water NSW testing

Anna Falkenmire
Updated June 4 2021 - 12:33am, first published February 4 2021 - 5:00pm
ALL CLEAR: An algae red alert at Chaffey Dam has been lifted. Photo: Peter Hardin
ALL CLEAR: An algae red alert at Chaffey Dam has been lifted. Photo: Peter Hardin

A RED alert for algae has been lifted at Chaffey Dam just in time for the last few weeks of summer, but the news is worse for other water supplies in the region.

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Anna Falkenmire

Police and crime reporter at the Newcastle Herald.

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