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NSW hits another Basin Plan milestone

26 June 2024

NSW is charging towards the finish line with four more of its water resource plans accredited by the Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA).

Restoration work starts to enhance Macquarie Marshes flows

24 June 2024

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.

Hunter Water Regulation remake on public exhibition

24 June 2024

The Regulation that supports Hunter Water to provide critical water and wastewater services to more than 630,000 people across the region is up for renewal, and now is the time to have your say.

Regulation streamlined for Central Coast water

21 June 2024

The NSW Government is streamlining how Central Coast Council's water and sewerage services are regulated and administered to support good governance and sound decision making.

Rising river alert – Snowy River below Jindabyne Dam

20 June 2024

The NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water today issued a ‘rising river alert’ for the Snowy River downstream of Jindabyne Dam in southern NSW for Thursday 27 June 2024.

Water delivery a win for the environment

20 June 2024

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

Construction begins on Mardi Water Treatment Plant

5 May 2024

One of the state’s largest water infrastructure projects has hit a major milestone, with construction underway to upgrade the Mardi Water Treatment Plant which will deliver up to 160 million litres of high-quality drinking water each day to over

North Coast ready for water future

24 November 2022

The New South Wales Government has today launched the much-anticipated North Coast Regional Water Strategy that sets out a clear vision for the future of sustainable water in this iconic area.

Planning for the future of water on the South Coast

24 November 2022

The NSW Department of Planning and Environment has today launched the South Coast Regional Water Strategy that will pave the way for a sustainable water future for everywhere from Jervis Bay to Bega and surrounds.

Planned Snowy environmental flows superseded by flood mitigation releases

24 November 2022

The NSW Department of Planning and Environment has suspended a planned environmental water release from Jindabyne Dam that was scheduled to take place on Thursday 1 December 2022, due to flood operations being undertaken by Snowy Hydro.

Secret life in our waterways unveiled

22 November 2022

A new environmental monitoring program is peeling back the curtain on the secret life of fish and other aquatic animals living in NSW’s coastal rivers.

Hypoxic blackwater in western and southern NSW

23 December 2021

The Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) is warning hypoxic blackwater conditions are occurring along the Barwon-Darling River, which have impacted fish, causing some recent deaths.