Melbourne Water Manager of Water Supply John Woodland has said that more than 42 billion litres of water had been added to storage in the past week.
“To help make the most of the exceptional inflows we’re seeing from the Yarra catchment, we’re temporarily suspending flows from the Sugarloaf Pipeline,” Mr Woodland said.
The 70 km Sugarloaf Pipeline — also known as the North-South Pipeline — was officially opened in February 2010 and connects the Goulburn River to Melbourne’s Sugarloaf Reservoir allowing the transfer of 75 billion litres of water to Melbourne.
A spokesperson for Melbourne Water said that operations are expected to re-open later in the year.
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