Storage Levels - September 2008
At the end of September, the total volume in the state’s major storages1 was 22% of capacity. This is an increase of just 1.8% over the month.
Melbourne's storages increased by 0.8% during the month to finish at 34.5% of capacity. Melbourne’s storages are 5.2% lower than at the same time last year.
Regional water storages increased by 1.9% to finish the month at 20.4% of capacity.
The poor recovery in storage volumes is due to below average rainfall during September.
The Ovens system storages showed the most recovery, increasing by 15.2% over September and are now close to full capacity.
Storage volumes remain very low in central and northern Victoria.
1The list of Victoria’s major storages has been expanded. The Total Storage Volume and Regional Storages Volume provided from July 2008 onwards cannot be directly compared to those in previously published Monthly Reports.