And you think Sydney has water problems...Actually the house is OK for water, but the two dams that supply water for the sheep and cattle are very low. There is some in the tank at the top of the hill, but the cows had a habit of rubbing their heads on the taps and knocking off the hose pipe which would empty the tank before I noticed it. They've done this at least twice before I figured out the problem. At the moment I turn the tank off at its base daily after I make sure their water troughs are full. Today I also put some posts and fencing around the taps to help protect them.
This photo is of the front dam. The post in the dam was unseen prior to the levels dropping so low. The white object floating in the reeds is a few pallets with plastic milk bottles and then covered with old feed bags in an attempt to make a floating duck island. March and April this year have been very dry. We had a total of 29mm rainfall in those months.
