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Sign up hereOn-farm efficiency projects to recover more environmental water
1 July 2024
The NSW Government is continuing to stride forward on its Murray-Darling Basin Plan commitments by opening up applications for on-farm efficiency projects to help deliver more water back to the environment.
Fish passage consultation charges forward
26 April 2024
The NSW Government is continuing to meet with remote and rural communities in the state’s west to explain new infrastructure projects designed to enable native fish to move more easily through regional waterways, support ongoing river health and
Narrabri irrigator fined over unlawful water take
7 December 2021
A Narrabri based landholder has been fined $10,000 following prosecution by the Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) for alleged breaches of the Water Management Act 2000 (WM Act).
Opportunity to obtain new water access licence
15 October 2021
The NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment is making new water access licences available in 47 groundwater sources across NSW.
Oberon community the winner after regulator's deal with gardens
16 September 2021
In a win for the Oberon community, a local business has offered to establish several programs to benefit vulnerable local groups and school students, as an alternative to other enforcement action for water law breaches.
Cockburn River water connectivity study progressing
3 September 2021
The NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment today released a progress report into the water connectivity study being undertaken on the Cockburn River to assess interaction between surface and groundwater.
Temporary water restriction for Upper Lachlan groundwater extended
25 June 2021
The NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment today announced the extension of the temporary water restriction for the Upper Lachlan Groundwater Management Zone 1 in the Upper Lachlan Alluvial Groundwater Source.
Harrington spearpoints in NRAR's sights
21 June 2021
The Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) has finished a three-month campaign focused on unlawful spearpoints along the Manning River in Harrington.
Groundwater dashboard delivers key advice to water users
25 May 2021
Water users are better informed on groundwater availability thanks to a dashboard now available on the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment’s website.
NRAR prosecutes two Griffith water users for alleged unlawful water take
12 May 2021
The Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) has charged two water users from Griffith for breaching the Water Management Act 2000 (WM Act) after they allegedly took water in excess of their licences and approvals.
NRAR sets sights on quarry compliance
25 March 2021
Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) officers will be visiting quarries in the Northern Rivers, the Hunter and Sydney Metro to assess their compliance with water laws.
NRAR focuses on unlawful spearpoints in Harrington
15 March 2021
The Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) will be in Harrington, on the Manning River, in March tackling unlawful spearpoints.