Image: The Bogan River suffered from fish kills and blue green algae in 2023. (Wikimedia Commons)
Low water quality from the Bogan River has forced Cobar into Level one water restrictions.
Avoiding the poor raw water quality from the Bogan River has come at a cost, forcing the Cobar Shire Council to rely on the local reserve storage supply to provide water, quickly depleting the supply.
“In order to ensure that our storages are brought back to 100 per cent we need the community of Cobar to accept the introduction of the Level 1 water restrictions and the potential to increase to Level 2 or 3 in the very near future,” Cobar Mayor Jarrod Marsden said.
The restrictions include permitted times for watering, using a bucket for car washing, and not leaving hoses unattended.