Today’s mostly full opening water allocations reflect the state’s continued good water availability following consecutive wet years. This is good news for licenced water users, who will see most entitlements nearing maximum allowable levels.

Native fish in the MacIntyre River will soon be swimming further downstream and upstream thanks to work now underway to remove a concrete structure that is blocking fish migration, helping to reinstate waterways that allow fish to flourish.

The NSW Government will soon kick off work to stabilise and restore a rapidly eroding riverbed in the Macquarie Marshes to help improve environmental water delivery to a critical Ramsar-listed wetland.

NSW is making great progress towards its Murray-Darling Basin targets with 6.29 gigalitres (GL) of water now returned to the environment to boost the health of our rivers through the $126.5 million Murrumbidgee Irrigation Automation Finalisation

The NSW Government is calling for expressions of interest to participate in the next round of funding applications for the Australian Government's National Water Grid Fund to help drought­ proof water supplies and improve water security for country

The NSW Government is taking steps to commence work on the largest investment in water infrastructure along the Darling-Baaka River in decades with the delivery of a $76.1 million new state-of-the-art weir and fishway for Wilcannia.

The department is pleased to advise that the business case and scoping study for the upgrade of Wilcannia Weir are now available for review.

The NSW Department of Industry – Water is reminding water users to register their interest in new groundwater allocation releases that are currently available at 41 sources across NSW.

Today’s water allocations for licensed water users in the Murray region reflect the ongoing dry conditions across much of the state.

Two NSW Water Sharing Plans have been extended to allow for the consideration of a recent review by the Natural Resources Commission.

The NSW Department of Industry—Water will meet with the community in Bourke this week to seek input on the NSW Water Reform Action Plan as part of a statewide consultation and community engagement program.