Eight planned high-flow environmental water releases from Jindabyne Dam into the Snowy River will be rolled out between June and November this year.

Environmental water releases from Tantangara Dam into the upper Murrumbidgee River for the 2024/25 water year have been organised by NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water in close consultation with the Snowy Advisory

With the recent heavy rain across the state and additional rain expected in coming weeks, the NSW Government is continuing to prioritise the Hunter Valley Flood Mitigation Scheme.

Thousands of stone artefacts found during the Dungowan Dam investigations in northern NSW have been returned to Kamilaroi/Gomeroi Country during a smoking ceremony at the Tamworth Botanical Gardens this week.

Aboriginal tradespeople including apprentices are being urged to pick up the tools and register to take part in a free practical training course to upskill and boost the number of certified people who can install rural water meters across regional

Walcha’s 3000 residents will soon have access to a drought-resilient water supply, thanks to the completion of a new $11 million off-stream storage dam co-funded by the Australian and NSW Governments.

The NSW Government is providing a major funding boost of up to $10 million to WaterNSW to help regional towns improve dam safety and water quality.

The NSW Department of Planning and Environment has reduced the volume of a planned environmental water release from Jindabyne Dam that was scheduled to take place on Friday 9 December 2022, from 3,705 megalitres per day to 1,995 megalitres per day.

The Secretary of the NSW Department of Industry, Mr. Simon Smith, today accepted the resignation of Mr. Gavin Hanlon, former Deputy Director General at DPI Water.

Mr Matthews has completed information gathering for the interim report, and the drafting of this is close to completion.

Today I start the review that I have been commissioned to do by the NSW Government.

The NSW Government is committed to the sustainable and equitable management of the State’s water resources, including strong and effective compliance.