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Sign up hereNSW hits another Basin Plan milestone
26 June 2024
NSW is charging towards the finish line with four more of its water resource plans accredited by the Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA).
Regulation streamlined for Central Coast water
21 June 2024
The NSW Government is streamlining how Central Coast Council's water and sewerage services are regulated and administered to support good governance and sound decision making.
Singleton set for upgraded sewage treatment plant
22 April 2024
Singleton is one step closer to an upgraded sewage treatment plant with the NSW Government investing $176,250 to complete design work and progress the project to tender ready stage.
New South Wales Basin projects given a new life
27 February 2024
Following the successful passage of the Federal Government’s bill to rescue the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, New South Wales is getting straight to work to deliver important water saving projects.
NSW puts options on the table to avoid buybacks
22 February 2024
The NSW Government is continuing to work to minimise the expose of our regional communities to water buybacks, with the release of the NSW Alternatives to Buybacks Plan today.
Feedback wanted on Murray Unregulated Water Sharing Plan
9 October 2023
Water users are being encouraged to have their say on the draft replacement Murray Unregulated Water Sharing Plan (WSP), which proposes greater protections for wetlands and more opportunities for trade between water sources.
Coastal harvestable rights return to 10 per cent
27 September 2023
Coastal harvestable rights will return to 10 percent in NSW, with the NSW Government overturning a decision by the former government to increase the amount of rainfall run-off that can be harvested to 30 percent without doing the work necessary to
Have your say on Intersecting Streams Water Sharing Plan
4 September 2023
The NSW Government is calling for feedback on the draft Intersecting Streams Water Sharing Plan which will set out clear rules for the fair and sustainable division of water among users and the environment for the next decade.
Response to Chief Scientist Report on fish deaths
1 September 2023
The NSW Government welcomes the findings of the Independent Review by the Office of the Chief Scientist & Engineer (OCSE) into the deaths of millions of fish along the Darling-Baaka River near Menindee earlier this year.
Indigenous Artwork elevates expansive water tanks
3 August 2023
An Indigenous artist’s vision of Maura/Barkindji people fishing and living along the banks of the Murray River has been brought to life on Namatjira’s new $3 million raw water tanks to celebrate the region’s cultural connection to land and
Mardi Water Treatment Upgrade to secure Coast’s water supply
21 July 2023
The design and construction of the new state-of-the-art Mardi Water Treatment Plant is locked in with Abergeldie Contractors Pty Ltd winning the contract to deliver the project.
Nelligen water and sewerage upgrade underway
25 May 2023
Nelligen residents are one step closer to having access to reticulated drinking water and sewerage services for the first time, with construction about to commence on new pumping stations and transfer pipelines.