It’s getting plenty of inflows as a result of the big chill that blanketed the region 10 days ago.

Millions of litres of water a day is pouring into the local impoundment at The Lagoon, setting the city up for the summer ahead when demand is at its peak.

The city’s residential, business and industrial use is draining its fair share but the supply is still well ahead.

It’s not all one-way traffic, however, as a substantial amount of the inflows are still returned to the Macquarie River each day.

“A combination of the snow and rain has given us close to 10 per cent increase of capacity at Chifley Dam,” Bathurst Regional Council water and waste manager Russell Deans said.

“Before the snow came, we were sitting at around 73 per cent.

“When we looked this morning [Friday], we were over 84 per cent of capacity.

“Last year we were about the same at 83.5 per cent, so it’s line ball.

“The real difference goes back to in the years before, because in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 it was all around 100 per cent of capacity at the same time.”

The good news for Bathurst residents is there should still be plenty of precipitation on the horizon.

“We’ve still got a few good months of rainfall to come that we traditionally get in the region,” Mr Deans said.

“Our wettest times and flood events generally come in August and based on past history, before the demands of summer kick in with the heat, we are looking in good shape.”

Just for the record, Mr Deans said that when Ben Chifley Dam is 84 per cent full it holds about 25 million litres of water.

“The old dam before council raised the dam wall could hold 16 million litres at capacity,” he said.

“We are a long way past that now. But we should always heed the waterwise message.”