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Sign up hereMetering extension for Coastal & Southern Inland water users
10 November 2022
Water Users along the NSW Coast and in the Southern Inland will be given extra time to install non-urban metering equipment in the wake of unrelenting rainfall and widespread flooding.
New water treatment plants for Central Darling Shire
19 October 2022
The NSW Government is delivering more than $11 million in new infrastructure to improve water quality and reliability in the Central Darling Shire.
New Tomingley Water Treatment Plant Begins Operating
10 October 2022
A new $720 000 water treatment plant is providing safe and reliable access to water for Tomingley on the Western Plains thanks to funding from the State and Federal Governments and Narromine Shire Council.
Work begins on new water pipeline for Armidale
31 August 2022
Construction has started on the new $11.5 million Puddledock Dam pipeline to provide greater water security for Armidale.
Walcha one step closer to improved water security
31 August 2022
A new 300 megalitre off-stream storage dam at Walcha will provide greater water security and reliability for residents and businesses and to help drought-proof the town’s water supply.
Key milestone for Bathurst Stormwater Harvesting
28 July 2022
Bathurst Stormwater Harvesting project has reached a major milestone after local Bathurst company Hynash Constructions Pty Ltd was awarded the tender.
$12.3 million Grenfell sewerage treatment plant complete
19 July 2022
A new $12.3 million sewage treatment plant is no operating in Grenfell thanks to the NSW Government’s successful Safe and Secure Water Program.
Metering experts roll into southern inland towns
21 April 2022
The Department of Planning and Environment is hitting the road in April and May to meet with water users in southern inland NSW to provide information about the non-urban water metering rules that are being rolled out across the state over the next
$8.8 million world class sewerage scheme for Bundarra
21 March 2022
A new state-of-the-art $8.8 million Wastewater Treatment Plant and Sewerage Network in Bundarra thanks to its successful Safe and Secure Water Program.
NRAR’s latest quarterly report highlights breaches in south-western border
14 December 2021
The NSW water regulator issued six fines in the Wentworth area between July and September 2021.
Ken Matthews' statement on interim report
8 December 2021
Ken Matthews' announcement regarding his interim report for Independent Investigation into NSW Water Management and Compliance
Statement: Resignation of Gavin Hanlon
15 September 2017
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.