While Armidale Regional Council chief executive officer Susan Law agreed it was fantastic to have had enough rain to see an inflow into Malpas Dam water, level five water restriction would remain in force.
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"Run off over the last week or so saw Malpas Dam rise by two per cent, to be sitting at 35.6 per cent full," she said.
"It gains us just a few weeks extra to day zero. I think we need to keep in mind, and with it is wonderful and people's spirits have certainly lifted, we need to keep in mind that the dam is still at historically low levels.
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"We are not yet confident that the drought has broken. The weather forecasts would indicate that we are still looking at some dry periods ahead, so we're not keen to lift the water restriction just yet."
Mrs Law congratulated the residents of Armidale for their efforts in reducing their water consumption down from 220 litres per person per day to 135 litres.
"That took us from one of the biggest users in the state down into the average range, and we'd like to maintain it at that level," she said.
"I think the tough decisions council made early on have stood us in good stead and we haven't had some of the difficulties that some of the other towns have had.
"With the support of the residents, and with careful management, we've been able to keep things going with the water that we had."
With the both Guyra reservoirs now full, Mrs Law said we need to continue to see the those and Malpas Dam as a single regional water supply.
Bundarra in Uralla Shire Council now has about three years supply of water with Taylors Pond at 100 per cent.
Uralla continues to struggle on with bottled water still being shipped in to provide drinking water after elevated levels of arsenic were detected in Kentucky Creek Dam, which is now at about 35 per cent full.
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