Media releases

All recent media releases relating to water management issued by the NSW Office of Water and the NSW Regional Algal Co-ordinating Committees are available to download from the listings below.

Media releases from the Minister for Primary Industries relating to water management can be viewed by selecting the link on the right hand side of this page. Previous news releases from the Office of Water and the Algal Coordinating Committees can also be viewed by selecting the appropriate link on the right hand side of this page.

Date	NSW Office of Water
14 May 2012	Invitation to comment on proposed arrangements for shepherding environmental water in NSW (PDF 196 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today invited comment on the proposed water shepherding arrangements for the Barwon-Darling river system and its tributaries.
11 May 2012	Court convicts and fines grazier more than $9,000 for water theft (PDF 197 KB) The NSW Office of Water today welcomed the recent conviction and fine imposed on a Condobolin grazier, Shaun Graham Hamilton, by the Condobolin Local Court for illegally taking water.
10 May 2012	Extension to supplementary access in the NSW Murray Valley (PDF 187 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced an extension to supplementary access in the NSW Murray Valley.
09 May 2012	Murrumbidgee Valley supplementary access extended( PDF 189 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today extended supplimentary access in the Murrumbidgee Valley.
05 May 2012	Murrumbidgee Valley supplementary access extended (PDF 194 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced a further extension to supplementary access in the Murrumbidgee Valley.
05 May 2012	Extension to supplementary access in the NSW Murray Valley (PDF 195 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced an extension to supplementary access in the NSW Murray Valley.
01 May 2012	Extension to supplementary access in the Lower Darling (PDF 190 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced an extension to supplementary access in the Lower Darling River.
30 April 2012	Two weeks left to submit Murray-Darling Basin water saving ideas (PDF 196 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, is calling for Murray-Darling Basin communities to put forward their ideas for saving water to help meet draft Basin Plan sustainable diversion limits.
26 April 2012	Extension to supplementary access in the NSW Murray Valley (PDF 202 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced an extension to supplementary access in the NSW Murray valley.
26 April 2012	Snowy Montane River increased flows to the Geehi River to commence (PDF 186 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced that environmental water releases to the Geehi River in the Upper Murray River catchment will commence at the beginning of May.
24 April 2012	Murrumbidgee Valley supplementary access extended (PDF 194 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced a further extension to supplementary access in the Murrumbidgee Valley.
19 April 2012	Extension to supplementary access in the NSW Murray Valley (PDF 194 KB) Acting NSW Water Commissioner, Garry Hodson, today announced an extension to supplementary access in the NSW Murray Valley.
17 April 2012	Murrumbidgee Valley supplementary access extended (PDF 194 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced a further extension to supplementary access in the Murrumbidgee Valley.
12 April 2012	Extension to supplementary access in the NSW Murray Valley (PDF 195 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced an extension to supplementary access in the NSW Murray Valley.
11 April 2012	Murrumbidgee Valley supplementary access continued (PDF 195 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced a further extension to supplementary access in the Murrumbidgee Valley.
05 April 2012	Supplementary access extended in the NSW Murray Valley (PDF 195 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced a continuation of supplementary access in the NSW Murray Valley.
05 April 2012	Supplementary access in the Lower Darling (PDF 191 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today annouced a continuation of supplementary access in the Lower Darling.
04 April 2012	Murrumbidgee Valley supplementary access extended (PDF 188 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced a further extension to supplementary access in the Murrumbidgee Valley.
02 April 2012	All Macquarie-Cudgegong Regulated River high security and general security accounts reset to 100 per cent of entitlement (PDF 186 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced that all accounts for high security and general security surface water licence holders in the regulated Macquarie and Cudgegong rivers would be reset to 100 per cent of entitlement.
02 April 2012	Basin communities asked for water saving ideas (PDF 193 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today asked communities throughout the Murray-Darling Basin to put on their thinking caps to help come up with water saving measures.
02 April 2012	Lower Murray Shallow Alluvium water sharing plan commences (PDF 196 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today said the commencement of the water sharing plan for the Lower Murray shallow alluvium would contribute to healthy, diverse and productive water sources.
02 April 2012	More compliance staff than ever patrolling the State's water supplies (PDF 193 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced that the NSW Office of Water had hired 11 new staff to monitor and enforce compliance with NSW water laws to ensure sustainable supplies for all users.
02 April 2012	Commencing allocations announced for the Lower Murray Shallow Groundwater Source (PDF 184 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced the commencing water allocations for licensed water users in the Lower Murray Shallow Groundwater Source area.
30 Mar 2012	Murrumbidgee Valley supplementary access extended (PDF 187 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced a further extension to supplementary access in the Murrumbidgee Valley.
29 Mar 2012	Supplementary access in the Macquarie Valley (PDF 187 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today extended supplementary access in the Macquarie Valley.
29 Mar 2012	Supplementary access extended in the NSW Murray Valley (PDF 187 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced a continuation of supplementary access in the NSW Murray Valley.
28 Mar 2012	Illegal dam court case costs company more than $58,000 (PDF 196 KB) The NSW Office of Water today said it welcomed the recent conviction and fine imposed on the company November Foxtrot Sierra Pty Ltd by the Armidale Local Court for failing to comply with a direction to remove an illegal dam on Nowlands Creek.
27 Mar 2012	Launch of Our Water Our Country information kit (PDF 197 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, said today's launch of the 2nd edition of the information kit Our Water Our Country was a significant milestone and would increase the capacity of Aboriginal communities to be involved in the NSW water reform process.
23 Mar 2012	Supplementary access extended in the NSW Murray Valley (PDF 188 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced a continuation of supplementary access in the NSW Murray Valley.
22 Mar 2012	Murrumbidgee supplementary access extended (PDF 186 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced a further extension to supplementary access in the Murrumbidgee Valley.
22 Mar 2012	NSW to suspend temporary water trades from 1 April (PDF 194 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced the suspension of water allocation trades (temporary trade) from the NSW Murray and Lower Darling rivers into South Australia from 1 April to 30 June 2012.
21 Mar 2012	Extension to supplementary access in the NSW Murray Valley (PDF 195 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced a continuation of supplementary access in the NSW Murray Valley.
20 Mar 2012	Increase to water allocations for Brogo licence holders (PDF 184 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced a 15 per cent increase for general security water users drawing from Brogo Dam.
19 Mar 2012	Snowy releases flow update (PDF 190 KB) The NSW Office of Water today reminded all water users and residents along the Snowy River that releases from Jindabyne Dam will commence tomorrow, Tuesday 20 March at 7.00am.
16 Mar 2012	Supplementary access extended in the NSW Murray Valley (PDF 187 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced a continuation of supplementary access in the NSW Murray Valley.
16 Mar 2012	Rising river alert Snowy River below Jindabyne Dam (PDF 193 KB) The NSW Office of Water today issued a 'rising river alert' for the Snowy River between the Jindabyne Dam and Dalgety in southern NSW.
16 Mar 2012	Lake Jindabyne to see pressure ease off (PDF 189 KB) The NSW Office of Water and Snowy Hydro Limited have reached an agreement on the release of water that will enable levels in Lake Jindabyne to be reduced over the coming weeks.
15 Mar 2012	Murrumbidgee Valley supplementary access extended (PDF 187 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced an extension of supplementary access in the Murrumbidgee Valley.
13 Mar 2012	Supplementary access in the NSW Murray Valley extended (PDF 187 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced a continutation of supplementary access in the NSW Murray Valley.
13 Mar 2012	Commissioner warns of severe penalties for constructing levees without approval (PDF 192 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today warned landowners about constructing unauthorised levees or banks.
09 Mar 2012	Extension to supplementary access in the NSW Murray Valley (PDF 194 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced an extension of supplementary access in the NSW Murray Valley.
09 Mar 2012	Extension to supplementary access in the Lower Darling (PDF 190 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced an extension to supplementary access in the Lower Darling River.
09 Mar 2012	Supplementary access in the Macquarie Valley to continue (PDF 193 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced that the period of supplementary access in the Macquarie Valley would continue.
08 Mar 2012	Lachlan Valley general security accounts to be reset to 136 per cent (PDF 189 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced an 'account reset' for general security surface water licence holders in the regulated Lachlan Valley.
07 Mar 2012	Flow management from Lake Jindabyne (PDF 184 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today said that environmental flow releases planned for later this year would not be brought forward to lower water levels in Lake Jindabyne.
06 Mar 2012	Allocation increase in the Lower Namoi Valley (PDF 190 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced a 50 per cent allocation increase for water users in the Lower Namoi Valley.
05 Mar 2012	Heavy rainfall allows further extension to supplementary access in the Murrumbidgee Valley (PDF 201 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced a further extension of supplementary access in the Murrumbidgee Valley.
03 Mar 2012	Supplementary access in the NSW Murray Valley (PDF 187 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced a continuation of supplementary access in the NSW Murray Valley.
01 Mar 2012	Supplementary access extended in the Murrumbidgee Valley (PDF 195 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced a further extension of supplementary access in the Murrumbidgee Valley.
01 Mar 2012	Further extension to supplementary access in the Murrumbidgee Valley(PDF 194 KB) NSW Water Commissioner, David Harriss, today announced a further extension of supplementary access in the Murrumbidgee Valley.

 

Date	Regional Algal Coordinating Committees
30 April 2012	Blue-green algal alert lifted for Nepean River at Penrith Weir (PDF 38 KB) The blue-green algal alert for the Nepean River - Penrith Weir to the Warragamba River - has now been lifted.
13 April 2012	Blue-green algal alert for Nepean River at Penrith Weir (PDF 38 KB) The Metropolitan and South Coast Regional Algal Coordinating Committee today issued a high level blue-green algal warning for the Nepean River - Penrith Weir.
03 April 2012	Blue-green algae warning lifted at Copeton Dam (PDF 38KB) The Barwon Regional Algal Coordinating Committee announced the algal warning at Copeton Dam has been downgraded to amber level.
02 April 2012	Blue-green algal alert lifted for Bombah Broadwater - Myall Lakes (PDF 34 KB) The blue-green algae warning for the Bombah Broadwater foreshore, Bombah Point and the Lower Myall River above Tea Gardens in the Myall Lakes has now been lifted by the Hunter Regional Algal Coordinating Committee.
02 Mar 2012	Blue-green algae high alert at Copeton Dam (PDF 37 KB) The Barwon Regional Algal Coordinating Committee has issued a red level warning for blue-green algae at Copeton Dam.