00:00 We are expecting moderate to heavy rainfall over the water supply catchments in Greater Sydney as a result of this event.
00:06 We are expecting to see Warragamba Dam spill as a result of this event.
00:11 Warragamba is this morning sitting at 96.3% of full supply capacity.
00:16 We require about 90 millimetres of rain to fill Warragamba Dam.
00:21 Based on the current forecast from the Bureau of Meteorology,
00:24 we're expecting 100 to 150 millimetres of rainfall over that catchment as a result of this event.
00:30 That means the Warragamba will move into a spill, likely Monday morning.
00:36 What's important about that is that the spill will occur likely when the rainfall event has moved on.
00:41 So it is very important that the community remain vigilant. They do follow the advice and the warnings of the Bureau of Meteorology.
00:48 We're also keeping a close eye on the Peon Dam.
00:51 The Peon Dam on the Illawarra Escarpment is currently sitting at 81% capacity.
00:56 We require about 130 millimetres of rain to fill the Peon Dam,
01:01 and we're currently expecting, based on the latest forecast, around about 140 millimetres for the Peon catchment.
01:08 That is likely to put the Peon Dam also into a very small spill sometime Monday morning.
01:14 The supply catchments are wet.
01:18 We do urge the community, as I said, to remain vigilant and monitor the alerts from the Bureau of Meteorology
01:23 and heed the advice of the SES over the weekend.
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