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Urban Water Restrictions - October 2007
There were a number of changes to urban water restrictions during October. Key changes included the following:
- Westernport Water reduced Stage 4 restrictions to Stage 2 for all towns.
- General exemptions to Stage 4 Water Restrictions have been introduced for all customers supplied from the Murray system, Coliban Water’s Goulburn and Coliban systems, and Barwon Water’s Greater Geelong supply system.
- Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water reduced Stage 4 restrictions for Lake Bolac, Moyston, Wickliffe and Willaura to Stage 2.
- South Gippsland Water reduced Stage 4 restrictions for Wonthaggi, Inverloch, Cape Patterson, Leongatha and Koonwarra to Stage 2.
- Goulburn Valley Water reduced restrictions from Stage 2 to Stage 1 from for towns supplied from its Goulburn and unregulated systems.
The total number of Victorian towns on restriction as at 31 October was 375 of which 65 towns are on Stage 1, 51 are on Stage 2, 12 are on Stage 3, 18 are on Stage 3a, 108 are on Stage 4 with general exemptions and 121 are on Stage 4. Some reductions in the severity of existing restrictions are flagged for November.