Two new replacement water sharing plans for Greater Sydney will come into effect from 1 July – providing a clear vision for how water is shared and managed across the region for the next decade.

New water sharing plans are now in effect for the Richmond and Tweed River communities, setting out a clear pathway for fair and equitable water use for towns, irrigators, businesses and the environment over the next decade.

The NSW Government is calling for feedback on the draft North-Western Unregulated and Fractured Rock Water Sources Water Sharing Plan, which will spell out clear rules for the fair and sustainable distribution of water among users in the region for

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 for Thursday 6 July 2023.

The NSW Department of Planning and Environment today announced a temporary restriction on interstate water trades into the NSW Murray, Lower Darling and Murrumbidgee regulated river water sources will commence on 1 July and extend to 31 August 2023,

Farmers and irrigators are being urged to take advantage of a NSW Government rebate that offsets the cost of switching to telemetry-based non-urban metering.

The NSW Department of Planning and Environment today issued a rising river alert for the Snowy River downstream of Jindabyne Dam in southern NSW for Wednesday 21 June 2023.

The NSW Government is calling for photos, drone footage and historical data from last year’s record flooding and previous years to underpin vital floodplain management plans being updated in the Murray, Murrumbidgee, Billabong Creek and Lachlan

Southern Inland water users have less than a week left to start installing compliant non-urban metering equipment to improve the way water is measured and monitored across the state.

The NSW Department of Planning and Environment today issued a rising river alert for the Snowy River downstream of Jindabyne Dam in southern NSW for Thursday 18 May 2023.

The first of the three high-flow releases will begin on 10 July, followed by one in August and the final release in September 2023 although the plan may change subject to climatic, operational and environmental conditions.