A small number of changes to the study of how groundwater is shared within the region were announced at Tuesday's information session, with the majority of the plan to remain the same.
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NSW Department of Industry-Water (DIW) speakers showed numerous hydrographs on the water levels in the Namoi region's bores over recent years, and also what the new Namoi Alluvium Water Resource Plan would mean for those in the shire.
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DIW's director water planning Vanessa O'Keefe said the new plan was "a lot of the same from the old plan".
"There are some cosmetic changes to make it more readable - we got a lot of feedback, not so positive, about the impenetrability of the last plan," Ms O'Keefe said.
"There's a lot of word changes that don't mean anything, they're just for clarity ... there are few changes we are proposing."
Other speakers included hydrogeologists Kate Barrett and Sue Hamilton.
Residents voiced their concerns to the speakers, including whether they needed to prepare for further water cut backs.
The speakers said they would take their suggestions into account but they would need to "see what happens".
Jessica Worboys
Education and youth reporter at the Northern Daily Leader. Get in touch via jessica.worboys@austcommunitymedia.com.au
Education and youth reporter at the Northern Daily Leader. Get in touch via jessica.worboys@austcommunitymedia.com.au
