Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Following the connection to the South West Tablelands Water Supply Scheme , which provided water from Burrinjuck Dam , the railways ceased to draw water from Chinamanâ s Dam after 1936 .
Simplified: When the town water supply was connected to the Burrinjuck Dam , the railways stopped using Chinamanâ s Dam .