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Sign up hereStrategy to secure Lachlan’s water future on public display
6 October 2022
Have your say on the draft Lachlan Regional Water Strategy, a plan that will deliver a reliable, sustainable and resilient water supply.
Strategy to secure Macquarie-Castlereagh’s water future open for feedback
6 October 2022
The draft Macquarie-Castlereagh Regional Water Strategy is now on public display, and the community is invited to have its say.
Planned Upper Murrumbidgee environmental flows cancelled
5 October 2022
The department has cancelled a planned environmental water release from Tantangara Dam that was scheduled to take place on Tuesday 11 October 2022.
Planned Snowy environmental flows cancelled
5 October 2022
The department has cancelled planned environmental water releases from Jindabyne Dam that were scheduled from Tuesday 11 through to Friday 14 October 2022.
Risk of hypoxic blackwater event in inland rivers
30 September 2022
Dissolved oxygen levels are declining in some inland NSW rivers as the weather starts to warm up, increasing the risk of fish deaths.
Councils have their say on Macquarie-Castlereagh Regional Water Strategy
12 September 2022
The NSW Government is commencing consultation with local councils this week on the shortlisted options in the Macquarie-Castlereagh Regional Water Strategy.