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Sign up hereMore consultation at Louth on fishways
21 May 2024
Western NSW residents are invited to continue discussions about the Fish Passage Project at Louth next Wednesday 29 May.
Critical water infrastructure for Nyngan, Hermidale and Cobar
24 November 2023
The NSW Government will be hosting another round of information sessions next week to get local communities up to speed on the progress of critical water infrastructure, including 3 pump stations at Nyngan, Hermidale and Cobar and a proposed
Crucial water infrastructure funding up for grabs
23 November 2023
Regional councils, irrigation companies, Aboriginal groups and science agencies have less than two weeks left to submit expressions of interest for the next round of National Water Grid funding to deliver priority water infrastructure projects in
Wilcannia sewerage upgrade to begin construction
14 November 2023
Work is about to get underway to overhaul the Hood and Martin Street sewage pump stations in Wilcannia to protect the beautiful Darling Baaka River as part of the landmark Wilcannia Weir Replacement Project.
Have your say on off-farm infrastructure to boost environmental water
13 November 2023
Residents across the Murrumbidgee and Lachlan valleys are encouraged to have their say on two major infrastructure proposals that could return up to 750 megalitres of water back to the environment through the Australian Government’s $1.54 billion
Last chance to have your say on stock and domestic rights
3 November 2023
NSW water users have two weeks left to complete the Stock and Domestic Rights survey as part of a broader review into understanding how water is extracted and managed under these rights, and whether any changes are needed.
Rising river alert – Snowy River below Jindabyne Dam
3 November 2023
The NSW Department of Planning and Environment today issued a ‘rising river alert’ for the Snowy River between Jindabyne Dam and Dalgety in southern NSW for Friday 10 November 2023.
Rising river alert – Snowy River below Jindabyne Dam
11 October 2023
The NSW Department of Planning and Environment today issued a ‘rising river alert’ for the Snowy River between Jindabyne Dam and Dalgety in southern NSW for Wednesday 18 October 2023.
Rising river alert – Snowy River below Jindabyne Dam
6 October 2023
The NSW Department of Planning and Environment today issued a ‘rising river alert’ for the Snowy River between Jindabyne Dam and Dalgety in southern NSW for Friday 13 October 2023.
Planned Snowy environmental flow cancelled
3 October 2023
The NSW Department of Planning and Environment has cancelled a planned high-flow environmental water release from Jindabyne Dam into the Snowy River that was scheduled to take place on Friday 6 October 2023, due to current catchment conditions and
Rising River Alert – Snowy River below Jindabyne Dam
29 September 2023
The NSW Department of Planning and Environment today issued a ‘rising river alert’ for the Snowy River between Jindabyne Dam and Dalgety in southern NSW for Friday 6 October 2023.
Tenterfield taps into new water treatment plant
15 September 2023
Clean and reliable water is now secured for the Tenterfield community with the completion of a world class $9.64 million water treatment plant.