New 20km pipeline delivers water to drought-stricken NSW town

Residents of a drought-stricken NSW town whose two dams have dried up have a new pipeline to get them fresh water.

Residents of Guyra on the Northern Tablelands have been relying on trucked-in water for the past two months.

"It's been very difficult - I think we've had six inches of rain so far this year," resident Maureen Looker told 9News.

"There's not a blade of grass on the ground, not a grass seed anywhere," another resident, Maria Bull, said.

Now, a $12.85 million pipeline almost 20km long running from Malpas Dam finally means the 2500 people will be able to access water easily.

Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW John Barilaro said it's an "important step in water security", as many regional towns continue a count-down to running out of the essential resource.

"Two thousand, five hundred people will rely on this water supply and that is important," he told reporters today.

It is believed the new pipeline will be capable of pumped 405 glasses of water per second into the community.

The project is also just one of 111 across NSW, which the state government has said is proof it is working to help drought-stricken communities.

Parts of regional NSW could run out of water as early as November with data showing the worst-case scenario for the state if there's no rain or government intervention.

The projections from NSW's river operator and bulk water supplier WaterNSW show without significant rain the first towns to lose water supply will be Dubbo, Cobar, Nyngan and Narromine with the Macquarie River forecast to run dry by November.

The Macquarie River experiences an average inflow of 1448GL annually but in the past two years has seen just 97GL enter the river system, the data, seen by AAP shows.

Australia's largest urban water supply dam - Warragamba Dam - is projected to stop flowing by January 2022, according to the data.

Minister for Water Melinda Pavey said the NSW Government is "prioritising regional communities".

"To date, the program has approved funding to 111 projects across the state, with a NSW Government contribution of more than $680 million, she said.