Selva Selvarajah
West coast rain continued to fill southern hydro lakes as
low level alerts remained in place for some Central and North
Otago rivers yesterday.
Otago Regional Council resource management director Dr Selva
Selvarajah said recent rainfall had improved the situation on
the Taieri River, with the Outram and Sutton sites reporting
above minimum flows.
Water take from the Kakanui River was reinstated yesterday as
its flow reached 0.4cumecs.
The Taieri at Waipiata was 0.9cumecs, the Shag at Craig Rd
was 0.08cumecs, and the Kakanui at Mill Dam and Clifton Falls
bridge was 0.4cumecs yesterday afternoon.
Low level alerts in these areas remained in place as did the
suspension of water takes from the Shag River.
Meridian Energy external relations manager Alan Seay said the
company's hydro-electricity lakes were still full and Lake
Pukaki continued to spill water.
The company's website also showed Lake Ohau, Lake Manapouri
and Lake Te Anau were above normal operating range.
Contact Energy communications manager Jonathan Hill said Lake
Hawea remained 80% full and inflows into the Clutha River
were still "quite high".
With forecasts of strong inflows coming over the weekend
"some spill will be likely".
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