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Public exhibition and public comment sought

View a list of water sharing plan amendments where public comment is being sought.

Urunga NSW where the Bellinger and Kalang rivers meet and empty into the pacific ocean.

Plans on exhibition - open for comment

Castlereagh Unregulated River Water Sources

Public exhibition of the replacement Water Sharing Plan for the Castlereagh Unregulated River Water Sources 2023 will run from Monday 18

The Castlereagh River flowing through Gulargambone.

Intersecting Streams Unregulated River Water Sources

Public exhibition of the replacement Water Sharing Plan for the Intersecting Streams Unregulated River Water Sources 2024 will run from

Culgoa River - Image credit: Melissa Hams

NSW Great Artesian Basin Groundwater

Public exhibition of proposed amendments to the Water Sharing Plan will run from Monday 21 August to Sunday 1 October 2023.

Bore pump in a paddock with dusty soil

Recent public exhibitions – closed

North Western Unregulated and Fractured Rock Water Sources

Public exhibition of the replacement Water Sharing Plan has now closed. The team is reviewing submissions and developing a What We Heard

Sturt National Park, Tibooburra

Tweed River

Outcomes of the public exhibition for the draft replacement water sharing plan for the Tweed River Area Unregulated and Alluvial Water

Tweed River and Mount Warning near Tumbulgum NSW Australia. Shot at sunrise from the east bank of Tweed River.

Richmond River

Outcomes of the public exhibition for the draft replacement water sharing plan for the Richmond River Area Unregulated, Regulated and

Richmond River. Lismore, NSW.

Bega River

Outcomes of the public exhibition for the draft replacement water sharing plan for the Bega River Area Regulated, Unregulated and Alluvial

Farmland in Bega, NSW.

Greater Metropolitan Region Groundwater Sources

Outcomes of the public exhibition for the draft replacement water sharing plan for the Greater Metropolitan Region Groundwater Sources 2023.

A water pool in River Cave at the Jenolan Caves at the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia.

Greater Metropolitan Unregulated River Water Sources

Outcomes of the public exhibition for the draft replacement water sharing plan for the Greater Metropolitan Region Unregulated River Water

Kangaroo River toward Carrington Falls in New South Wales.

Towamba River

Outcomes of the public exhibition for the draft replacement water sharing plan of the Towamba River Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources.

Merimbula Lake, NSW.