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Sign up hereMurrumbidgee Floodplain Management Plan open for feedback
26 March 2024
Residents and stakeholders downstream of Wagga Wagga are invited to have their say on key elements of the draft Murrumbidgee Floodplain Management Plan, an important tool to manage rural flood works and their valley-wide effects on flows and
Access to water for bushfire preparedness and firefighting
25 March 2024
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is encouraging people to have their say on proposed changes to water laws that would give property owners and farmers across the state improved access to water for firefighting.
Saving the Booroolong Frog - no croaking matter
20 March 2024
The endangered Booroolong Frog may be on the road to recovery after an army of NSW Government scientists teamed up to save it with a targeted conservation program and cutting-edge Environmental DNA (eDNA) science.
Improving water quality across regional NSW
20 March 2024
For the first time, ten inland regional communities will benefit from a new $1.5 million NSW Government funding program aimed at boosting drinking water quality.
Saving billions of litres of water in our regions
20 March 2024
The NSW Government is tackling water waste across regional NSW with 15 local water utilities offered up to $150,000 in co-funding to launch infrastructure projects targeting water loss and boosting efficiency. This is part of the NSW Government’s
New infrastructure to lock in Nyngan’s water future
18 March 2024
Nyngan is one step closer to a new, state-of-the-art water treatment plant as planning work gets off the ground thanks to a $490,000 investment from the NSW Government and $160,000 from Bogan Shire Council.
A smarter groundwater future starts now
21 December 2022
Communities and stakeholders across NSW can bank on a sustainable groundwater future thanks to the launch of the NSW Groundwater Strategy.
Water security boost in the pipeline for Hunter
12 December 2022
The Lostock to Glennies pipeline is making great progress after the contract was awarded to develop the concept design and engineering for the project as part of the Final Business Case.
$19 million Gundagai Sewerage Treatment Plant ready to go
12 December 2022
The $19 million Gundagai Sewerage Treatment Plant upgrade has been completed, providing modern sewerage services to the town’s residents and visitors.
Planned Snowy environmental flow reduced
5 December 2022
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.
Have your say on Namoi floodplain harvesting rules
1 December 2022
The NSW Government invites community feedback on the proposed floodplain harvesting rules for the Namoi valley.
One week left for the new Dungowan Dam EIS
30 November 2022
Tamworth and the Peel Valley have one more week to have their say on the New Dungowan Dam and Pipeline Environmental Impact Statement.