Aboriginal Communities Water and Sewerage Program
Improving the standard of water and sewerage services provided to 63 Aboriginal communities in NSW.

Aboriginal Water Program
Securing a future where water for Aboriginal people is embedded within the water planning and management approach in NSW.

Cease to flow periods in the Barwon-Darling
Find out about the climate cycles and cease to flow periods for the last 130 years in the Barwon-Darling region.

Floodplain management
The Department of Planning and Environment regulates floodplain harvesting through licensing, measurement and management.

Greater Sydney Water Strategy
The NSW Government has developed the Greater Sydney Water Strategy, which charts a direction for delivering sustainable and resilient water

Hunter Valley Flood Mitigation Scheme
The scheme was built to protect life and property from the impacts of flooding to the Hunter community.

Improved regulations for joint private works schemes
We are working with joint private works schemes to deliver clearer, simpler rules and regulations for schemes

Increasing recreation opportunities at Prospect Reservoir
The NSW Government is seeking ideas from the community about the potential to expand recreation activities at Prospect Reservoir.

Metropolitan water plans in NSW
Our two metropolitan water plans provide Sydney and the Lower Hunter with more sustainable and resilient water supplies.

NSW Groundwater Strategy
In a first for NSW, a long-term strategy has been developed to better protect and share the state’s vital groundwater resources.

NSW Water Strategy
A 20-year state-wide strategy to improve the security of our water resources.

Regional water strategies in New South Wales
Sustainable and integrated water resource management for the benefit of present and future generations.

Snowy Scheme
The department is responsible for facilitating and regulating Snowy Hydro Limited’s operation of the Snowy scheme in line with the Snowy

Town Water Risk Reduction Program
A two-year program working together with the sector to identify long-term solutions to the key barriers facing local water utilities.

Water & sewerage infrastructure programs
We manage and implement co-funding programs to assist in the delivery of water and sewerage infrastructure in regional NSW.

Water Efficiency Program
Water is critical to the health, resilience, liveability and economic sustainability of regional and metropolitan communities.

Water recovery programs
Water recovery projects can provide additional water for productive and environmental purposes.

Water resource plans
Water resource plans must be prepared and submitted for assessment to meet our commitment to the Commonwealth's Basin Plan.

Water sharing plans
Water sharing plans are a statutory obligation under the Water Management Act 2000.
