The NSW Government has reaffirmed its opposition to non-strategic water buybacks being used to meet water recovery targets as part of the Murray Darling Basin Plan.

The draft Far North Coast Regional Water Strategy is on public display, and the community is invited to have its say on shortlisted options.

The NSW Government is delivering more than $11 million in new infrastructure to improve water quality and reliability in the Central Darling Shire.

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.

Construction has started on the new $11.5 million Puddledock Dam pipeline to provide greater water security for Armidale.

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.

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.

The NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment has lifted the Lower- Darling inter-valley trade restriction.

The Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) worked with the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) and Geoscience Australia (GA) to conduct the largest, most systematic monitoring effort in its history in 2020.

The NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment today announced the temporary water restriction order which applies to the Mortons Creek Water Source has been extended, with the new expiry date of 31 March 2021.

The department announced temporary water restrictions for unregulated river water access licence holders from Thule and Tuppal creeks.

The NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment today announced temporary water restrictions for unregulated river water access licence holders from parts of Buccaneit and Cunninyeuk creeks within the Murray below Mulwala water source.