The March 19 announcement follows recommendations from NSW Health based on the results of daily water quality tests.

Since Friday night, water for the two towns has been sourced from the Aberdeen water supply, which comes from the Hunter River and passes through an infiltration gallery.

Over time this has improved water quality in the Scone and Murrurundi water networks to acceptable levels, and that water is now in the reticulation systems (the pipes to your home).

Further good news is that WaterNSW have advised council that the algae levels have dropped in Glenbawn Dam, allowing council to draw water from higher in the dam when turbidity is at normal levels.

Therefore council can resume sourcing water from Glenbawn Dam for Scone and Murrurundi in the near future.

The back-up option of using the Aberdeen water source for Scone and Murrurundi continues to be available if required.

While Glenbawn Dam has historically been a very secure source, ongoing drought conditions are impacting on dam levels and water quality.

If the dam level continues to fall, water quality problems could re-occur.

Council will consider whether to raise water restrictions again in June/July, which will help ensure the Aberdeen supply back-up system is viable if required.

This will also be impacted by how much water in the dam is made available, by state regulators, for all users next financial year.