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No secret pact for water buybacks

16 November 2022

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.

Planned Snowy environmental flows superseded by flood mitigation releases

7 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 Monday 14 November 2022, due to flood operations being undertaken by Snowy Hydro.

Planned Snowy environmental flows superseded by flood mitigation releases

19 October 2022

The NSW Department of Planning and Environment has suspended planned environmental water releases from Jindabyne Dam that were scheduled to take place on 24 October and 31 October, due to flood mitigation releases by Snowy Hydro.

Planned Upper Murrumbidgee environmental flows cancelled

5 October 2022

The NSW Department of Planning and Environment has cancelled a planned environmental water release from Tantangara Dam that was scheduled to take place on Tuesday 11 October 2022, due to current catchment conditions and forecast rainfall.

Planned Snowy environmental flows cancelled

5 October 2022

The NSW Department of Planning and Environment has cancelled planned environmental water releases from Jindabyne Dam that were scheduled to take place from Tuesday 11 through to Friday 14 October 2022, due to current catchment conditions and

Rising river alert – Snowy River below Jindabyne Dam

29 August 2022

The NSW Department of Planning and Environment today issued a ‘rising river alert’ for the Snowy River between Jindabyne Dam and Dalgety in southern NSW from Monday 5 September through to Wednesday 7 September 2022.

Rising river alert - Snowy river below Jindabyne dam - November

7 November 2019

The NSW Department of Planning, Industry & Environment today issued a ‘rising river alert’ for the Snowy River between Jindabyne Dam and Dalgety in southern NSW for Thursday 14 November 2019.

Rising river alert - Snowy river below Jindabyne dam - October

23 October 2019

The NSW Department of Industry today issued a ‘rising river alert’ for the Snowy River between Jindabyne Dam and Dalgety in southern NSW for Wednesday 30 October 2019.

Independent review commences into MDBA constraints modelling

4 October 2019

An independent review of the MDBA modelling of constraints has commenced following the appointment of an expert panel based on terms of reference by the Victorian and NSW water ministers.

Rising River Alert - Snowy River below Jindabyne Dam

26 August 2019

The NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment today issued a ‘rising river alert’ for the Snowy River between Jindabyne Dam and Dalgety in southern NSW for Tuesday 3 September 2019.

Rising river alert - Snowy river below Jindabyne dam - July 2019

18 July 2019

The NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment today issued a ‘rising river alert’ for the Snowy River between Jindabyne Dam and Dalgety in southern NSW for Thursday 25 July 2019.

Rising River Alert - Snowy River below Jindabyne Dam

21 June 2019

The NSW Department of Industry today issued a ‘rising river alert’ for the Snowy River between Jindabyne Dam and Dalgety in southern NSW for Friday 28 June 2019.