Cataract Dam offline for drinking, has dropped to 27pc

Ben Langford
Updated September 6 2019 - 5:57pm, first published 4:00pm
DRY: Cataract Dam exposing its banks as it sat at 28.4 per cent on July 4 this year.
DRY: Cataract Dam exposing its banks as it sat at 28.4 per cent on July 4 this year.

Cataract Dam, above the escarpment from Wollongong, has fallen to just 27.1 per cent of its capacity and has been taken offline for drinking water.

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Ben Langford

Ben Langford

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