Previous news updates

2013

• 21 May 2013 - On-farm water use information sought
• 09 May 2013 - Basin Plan Update NSW issues and current progress
• 06 May 2013 - Have your say on the draft water sharing plans for South Coast water sources
• 02 May 2013 - Water sharing plan audit report cards
• 01 May 2013 - NSW Floodplain Harvesting Policy
• 22 Apr 2013 - Community information for the Menindee Lakes
• 15 Apr 2013 - 2013 Irrigator's Survey - Registration of Interest period extended to 26 April
• 12 Apr 2013 - Access to reliable water component of Strategic Agricultural Land
• 09 Apr 2013 - Groundwater trading and management of local impacts report - Lower Murrumbidgee Deep Groundwater Source
• 09 Apr 2013 - General Purpose Water Accounting Reports released
• 03 Apr 2013 - 2011-12 NSW Water Supply and Sewerage Performance Monitoring Report released
• 02 Apr 2013 - Registration of interest in a Floodplain Harvesting licence - Namoi and Border Rivers valleys
• 22 Mar 2013 - Community information for the Menindee Lakes
• 18 Mar 2013 - Expressions of interest for the 2013 irrigators' survey are now open
• 08 Mar 2013 - Community information for the Menindee Lakes
• 27 Feb 2013 - Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley Flood Management Review
• 26 Feb 2013 - Snowy Advisory Committee – Have your say
• 15 Feb 2013 - Water Sharing Plan for the Belubula Regulated River Water Source
• 14 Feb 2013 - Lower Murrumbidgee groundwater sources summary report 2006-2012
• 25 Jan 2013 - Training courses for local water utilities
• 21 Jan 2013 - 2013 Socio-economic survey of irrigators
• 18 Jan 2013 - Billabong Creek Alluvium Groundwater Status Report 2012
• 16 Jan 2013 - General Purpose Water Accounting Reports 2011-2012
• 15 Jan 2013 - Three percent limit on buybacks for environmental purposes
• 11 Jan 2013 - Western Murray Porous Rock and Lower Darling Alluvium Groundwater Status Report 2011

2012

• 21 Dec 2012 - Section 60 approvals – Information now online
• 14 Dec 2012 - Peter Cullen Postgraduate Scholarship
• 11 Dec 2012 - Border Rivers Catchment - General Purpose Water Accounting Report 2011–2012
• 11 Dec 2012 - Upper Namoi Groundwater Source - Status report 2011
• 30 Nov 2012 - Section 60 approvals for water recycling works – Information for applicants
• 30 Nov 2012 - Review of urban water regulation in NSW – Have your say
• 30 Nov 2012 - Review of 2004 water sharing plans - Have your say
• 26 Nov 2012 - Determining water allocations in the Murrumbidgee Valley in 2012
• 13 Nov 2012 - Fish assemblages and spawning in the northern Murray-Darling Basin
• 13 Nov 2012 - Response of aquatic invertebrates to flooding in the Gwydir wetlands
• 09 Nov 2012 - Hawkesbury-Nepean River Recovery Program wins in National 2012 savewater! awards
• 01 Nov 2012 - Gwydir Valley Floodplain Harvesting Licence
• 04 Oct 2012 - Water sharing plan commences in Barwon-Darling
• 04 Oct 2012 - Water sharing plan commences for the Belubula regulated river
• 04 Oct 2012 - Water sharing plan commences in the Macquarie Bogan
• 04 Oct 2012 - Water sharing plan commences for Murrumbidgee unregulated and alluvial
• 04 Oct 2012 - Water sharing plan commences in the Namoi
• 04 Oct 2012 - Murrumbidgee regulated river plan amended
• 04 Oct 2012 - Adelong Creek plan amended
• 04 Oct 2012 - Phillips Creek, Mooki River, Quirindi Creek and Warrah Creek plan amended
• 04 Oct 2012 - Tarcutta Creek plan amended
• 04 Oct 2012 - Upper Billabong plan amended
• 14 Sep 2012 - Water sharing plan commences in Lachlan
• 13 Sep 2012 - Snowy River flushing flows commence
• 11 Sep 2012 - NSW Aquifer Interference Policy released
• 28 Aug 2012 - NSW responds to altered draft Basin Plan
• 28 Aug 2012 - Consultation draft of Developer Charges Guidelines
• 23 Aug 2012 - Snowy rising river alert
• 22 Aug 2012 - Track your online licence application
• 21 Aug 2012 - Apply for a Basin pipe grant
• 15 Aug 2012 - AgQuip in Gunnedah from 21 to 23 August
• 09 Aug 2012 - General Purpose Water Accounting Report for the Lower Darling Catchment
• 06 Aug 2012 - River Condition Index for NSW
• 06 Aug 2012 - Priorities for unregulated river water sharing plans – a risk assessment approach
• 06 Aug 2012 - NSW Office of Water congratulates Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area on its centenary of irrigation
• 03 Aug 2012 - Water sharing plan commences in Gwydir
• 01 Aug 2012 - Report on the environmental water needs of the Lowbidgee floodplain
• 01 Aug 2012 - Report on the NSW Cold Water Pollution Strategy
• 31 Jul 2012 - Report on water licensing in Lowbidgee, Nimmie-Caira
• 27 Jul 2012 - Report on Barwon-Darling floods released
• 24 Jul 2012 - Feasibility study on Nimmie-Caira released
• 05 Jul 2012 - Risk assessment guidelines for groundwater dependent ecosystems released
• 01 Jul 2012 - New guidelines for riparian corridors on waterfront land
• 01 Jul 2012 - New controlled activities approval fee schedule
• 06 Jun 2012 - New information on controlled activity approval exemptions
• 01 Jun 2012 - Water Sharing Plan for the NSW Border Rivers Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources
• 28 May 2012 - Characterisation of hydrogeochemistry and risks to groundwater quality
• 25 May 2012 - Water Management Licence for the Fish River Scheme Water Supply Scheme
• 14 May 2012 - Have your say on the proposed arrangements for shepherding environmental water
• 04 May 2012 - 2010-11 NSW Water Supply and Sewerage Benchmarking Report
• 03 May 2012 - Peter Cullen Postgraduate Scholarship winner announced
• 01 May 2012 - The latest water availability and outlook communiques for the Murrumbidgee Valley and the NSW Murray and Lower Darling Rivers have been released
• 01 May 2012 - Two weeks left to submit Murray-Darling Basin water saving ideas
• 01 May 2012 - Sydney Catchment Authority's new water licences and approvals package
• 26 Apr 2012 - Have your say on the proposed amendments to the Murrumbidgee Regulated River Water Sharing Plan
• 13 Apr 2012 - NSW Government submission on the Proposed Murray Darling Basin Plan
• 13 Apr 2012 - Blackwater early warning monitoring using remote technology
• 03 Apr 2012 - 2010-11 NSW Water Supply and Sewerage performance monitoring report released
• 02 Apr 2012 - Call for Murray-Darling Basin community environmental works and measures proposals
• 30 Mar 2012 - Water Sharing Plan for Lower Murray Shallow Groundwater Source to commence 1 April
• 26 Mar 2012 - Have your say on the Draft Water Sharing Plan for the Belubula Regulated River Water Source
• 22 Mar 2012 - NSW to suspend temporary water trades from 1 April
• 16 Mar 2012 - Rising river alert – Snowy River below Jindabyne Dam
• 13 Mar 2012 - NSW response to the proposed Murray-Darling Basin Plan
• 28 Feb 2012 - Flood events in the Barwon-Darling
• 28 Feb 2012 - River Murray works summary - Hume Dam and Lake Mulwala
• 24 Feb 2012 - Upper Lachlan groundwater flow model report now available
• 23 Feb 2012 - Thirlmere Lakes drilling report released
• 21 Feb 2012 - Murray-Darling Basin environmental works and measures
• 20 Feb 2012 - Cap & Pipe the Bores – apply for a grant now
• 17 Feb 2012 - Report to Minister on audit of water sharing plans
• 16 Feb 2012 - Water licensing and trading seminar for solicitors and conveyancers
• 08 Feb 2012 - Blue-green algal alert for Bombah Broadwater - Myall Lakes
• 01 Feb 2012 - Bega Brogo Water Supply Work Approval
• 30 Jan 2012 - Water sharing plans commence for the Lower Murray-Darling Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources and Murray Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources
• 16 Jan 2012 - Water sharing plans commence for the NSW Murray-Darling Basin Fractured Rock Groundwater Sources and NSW Murray-Darling Basin Porous Rock Groundwater Sources

2011

• 23 Dec 2011 - Water accounting report for the Namoi catchment
• 22 Dec 2011 - Namoi draft plan public exhibition period extended
• 22 Dec 2011 - Flood operations begin at Menindee Lakes
• 21 Dec 2011 - Local water utilities training courses – 2012
• 16 Dec 2011 - Comparison report on irrigators' survey results of 2006, 2010 released
• 14 Dec 2011 - Water accounting report for the Gwydir catchment
• 13 Dec 2011 - Want to find out how water sharing plans are working?
• 09 Dec 2011 - Look up your catchment
• 30 Nov 2011 - Water reform and recovery in the NSW Murray-Darling Basin
• 28 Nov 2011 - Proposed NSW Murray-Darling Basin Plan released
• 21 Nov 2011 - Have your say on the draft Water Sharing Plan for the Namoi Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources
• 18 Nov 2011 - Have your say on the draft Water Sharing Plan for Barwon Darling Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources
• 18 Nov 2011 - Have your say on the draft Water Sharing Plan for the Murrumbidgee Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources
• 14 Nov 2011 - Water sharing plans commence
• 11 Nov 2011 - Termination of amnesty for unlicensed water supply works
• 03 Nov 2011 - Expressions of interest for the President of the Cobar Water Board
• 24 Oct 2011 - Have your say on the draft Water Sharing Plan for the Namoi Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources
• 14 Oct 2011 - Snowy River flushing flow
• 13 Oct 2011 - Interim water transfer rules for Barwon-Darling unregulated rivers
• 10 Oct 2011 - Have your say on two new draft water sharing plans
• 10 Oct 2011 - Call for applications 2012 Peter Cullen postgraduate scholarship
• 04 Oct 2011 - Water sharing plans commence
• 30 Sep 2011 - Last chance for the customer satisfaction survey
• 23 Sep 2011 - Spring 2011 flushing flow release to the Snowy River
• 14 Sep 2011 - 2009-10 New landing page for the Country Towns Water Supply and Sewerage Program
• 08 Sep 2011 - 2009-10 NSW Water Supply and Sewerage Benchmarking Report
• 05 Sep 2011 - Have your say on the draft Water Sharing Plan for the Gwydir Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources
• 02 Sep 2011 - Snowy River flushing flow inundation map
• 01 Sep 2011 - New water management regulations commence
• 01 Sep 2011 - Have your say on the draft Water Sharing Plan for the Macquarie Bogan Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources
• 29 Aug 2011 - Have your say on the draft Water Sharing Plan for the Lachlan Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources
• 29 Aug 2011 - Have your say on proposed amendments to the Water Sharing Plan for the Kulnura Mangrove Mountain Groundwater Sources
• 24 Aug 2011 - Conviction for illegally pumping and taking groundwater helps protect the State's rivers and aquifers
• 22 Aug 2011 - Have your say on the draft Water Sharing Plan for the Lower Murray Shallow Groundwater Source
• 16 Aug 2011 - Report on 2010 flood events released today
• 16 Aug 2011 - Customer satisfaction survey 2011
• 15 Aug 2011 - Meter operation information sessions
• 12 Aug 2011 - Murray Irrigation Ltd's Water Supply Work and Use Approval
• 05 Aug 2011 - Conviction for illegal water drilling helps protect the State's aquifers
• 05 Aug 2011 - General Purpose Water Accounting Report for the Lachlan Catchment
• 01 Aug 2011 - Richmond Water Supply Work Approval
• 27 Jul 2011 - Public submissions to the proposed variations to the Snowy Water Licence
• 20 Jul 2011 - Interconnection of surface and groundwater systems
• 14 Jul 2011 - NSW Government responds to Productivity Commission's Draft Report on Australia's Urban Water Sector
• 13 Jul 2011 - NSW water supply and sewerage performance
• 07 Jul 2011 - Water and sewerage strategic business planning guidelines
• 06 Jul 2011 - Protecting our aquifers
• 01 Jul 2011 - Available Water Determinations for 2011-12
• 01 Jul 2011 - Greater Metropolitan Region water sharing plans have commenced
• 01 Jul 2011 - New fees and charges for 2011-12
• 30 Jun 2011 - Barwon Darling floods summary report
• 22 Jun 2011 - Have your say on the proposed Water Management (General) Regulation 2011
• 15 Jun 2011 - NSW Office of Water and Sydney Water Corporation have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding
• 08 Jun 2011 - Proposed variations to Snowy Water Licence
• 06 Jun 2011 - Issue of Water Licensing Package to Macquarie Generation
• 26 May 2011 - Monitoring bores to add to knowledge
• 20 May 2011 - Amendment of Sydney Catchment Authority's Water Management Licence
• 19 May 2011 - Water trades in NSW Southern Basin close at the end of May
• 06 May 2011 - Water management and outlook for 2011/12
• 05 May 2011 - Overview of Liquid Trade Waste Regulation - two day course
• 27 Apr 2011 - Training courses - Water Treatment Operator
• 21 Apr 2011 - Management of Menindee Lakes – Community information
• 12 Apr 2011 - Snowy rising river alert
• 08 Apr 2011 - Management of Menindee Lakes – Community information
• 07 Apr 2011 - A public information session for the Draft Water Sharing Plan for the Intersecting Streams Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources
• 06 Apr 2011 - Review of Sydney Water and NSW Office of Water Memorandum of Understanding
• 04 Apr 2011 - Public information sessions for the Draft Water Sharing Plan for the NSW Border Rivers Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources
• 01 Apr 2011 - Water Sharing Plan for the Bega and Brogo Rivers Area Unregulated, Regulated and Alluvial Water Sources
• 01 Apr 2011 - Murrumbidgee Water Supply Work Approval
• 30 Mar 2011 - Aboriginal community consultation workshops
• 25 Mar 2011 - Management of Menindee Lakes – Community information
• 25 Mar 2011 - Valley progress reports released for the Border Rivers and North Coast
• 24 Mar 2011 - Response to 2010 environmental flow release to the Snowy River
• 21 Mar 2011 - Have your say on the draft Marketing Code of Conduct and draft Transfer Code of Conduct
• 18 Mar 2011 - Water management and outlook for 2011/12
• 16 Mar 2011 - Have your say on amendments to the Wybong Creek Water Sharing Plan
• 11 Mar 2011 - Management of Menindee Lakes – Community information
• 07 Mar 2011 - New metering initiatives in NSW
• 04 Mar 2011 - Caretaker period for the NSW Election commences today
• 03 Mar 2011 - Greater Metropolitan Region water sharing plans approved
• 28 Feb 2011 - Changes to regulation of water bores to take water under a domestic and stock right
• 25 Feb 2011 – Management of Menindee Lakes – Community information
• 17 Feb 2011 – Cap and pipe the bores - apply for a grant now
• 10 Feb 2011 – Management of Menindee Lakes – Community information
• 10 Feb 2011 – Draft water sharing plans – exhibition period extended
• 02 Feb 2011 – Suspended water sharing plans to recommence
• 28 Jan 2011 – Management of Menindee Lakes – Community information
• 17 Jan 2011 – Draft water sharing plans – public information sessions postponed
• 13 Jan 2011 – Management of Menindee Lakes – Community information
• 04 Jan 2011 - Public information sessions on draft Murray water sharing plan

2010

• 24 Dec 2010 – Management of Menindee Lakes – December 2010 to January 2011
• 23 Dec 2010 – Thirlmere Lakes Groundwater Assessment report released
• 22 Dec 2010 – Local water utility training courses 2011
• 17 Dec 2010 – Four coastal water sharing plans have commenced
• 13 Dec 2010 – NSW Government response to the Guide to the proposed Basin Plan
• 06 Dec 2010 – Have your say on water sharing arrangements in your area
• 15 Nov 2010 – Peel and NSW Border Rivers Water Supply Work Approvals
• 04 Nov 2010 – Demonstration General Purpose Water Accounting Report
• 02 Nov 2010 – View an animation of the Snowy flow release
• 01 Nov 2010 – Upper Darling Salt Interception Scheme nears completion
• 28 Oct 2010 – Snowy rising river alert
• 15 Oct 2010 – Critical water planning in the Murray and Murrumbidgee valleys
• 08 Oct 2010 - Guide to Basin Plan released by Murray-Darling Basin Authority
• 01 Oct 2010 - Critical water planning in the Lachlan Valley
• 22 Sep 2010 – Have your say on the Paroo River Intergovernmental Agreement
• 15 Sep 2010 – Critical water planning in the Murray and Murrumbidgee valleys
• 07 Sep 2010 - 2010 Metropolitan Water Plan released
• 02 Sep 2010 - Critical water planning in the Lachlan Valley
• 18 Aug 2010 - Call for applications – Peter Cullen postgraduate scholarship 2010
• 16 Aug 2010 – Critical water planning in the Murray and Murrumbidgee valleys
• 13 Aug 2010 - NSW and Commonwealth Governments sign a Memorandum of Understanding on Menindee Lakes
• 11 Aug 2010 - Additional Water for the Snowy River
• 10 Aug 2010 - NSW and Commonwealth on target to achieve water savings at Menindee Lakes
• 02 Aug 2010 - Critical water planning in the Lachlan Valley
• 27 Jul 2010 – Release of results of the 2009 socio-economic survey of irrigators
• 23 Jul 2010 – Investigating the links between streams and groundwater systems
• 01 Jul 2010 – NSW Office of Water has announced water allocations for the new 2010-2011 water year
• 30 Jun 2010 – Delta Electricity water management licence review
• 23 Jun 2010 – Sydney Water’s water management licence review
• 15 Jun 2010 – Critical water planning in the Murray and Murrumbidgee valleys
• 07 Jun 2010 - Have your say on the draft water sharing plans for the Greater Metropolitan Region
• 04 Jun 2010 - What will you do on World Environment Day?
• 01 Jun 2010 - Critical water planning in the Lachlan Valley
• 28 May 2010 - Flood flows in the Barwon-Darling River system
• 27 May 2010 - Review of the exemption regime under the Water Industry Competition Act 2006
• 25 May 2010 - Hawkesbury-Nepean Water Metering Project
• 17 May 2010 - Delta Electricity's water management licence review
• 14 May 2010 – Flood flows in the Barwon-Darling River system
• 06 May 2010 – Peter Cullen Postgraduate Scholarship
• 06 May 2010 – Draft NSW Floodplain Harvesting Policy
• 04 May 2010 – Amendment of the Snowy Water Licence
• 03 May 2010 – Critical water planning in the Lachlan Valley
• 30 Apr 2010 – Flood flows in the Barwon-Darling River system
• 28 Apr 2010 – NSW Water Supply and Sewerage Performance Monitoring Report
• 23 Apr 2010 – Flood flows in the Barwon-Darling River system
• 16 Apr 2010 – Flood flows in the Barwon-Darling River system
• 15 Apr 2010 – Critical water planning in the Murray and Murrumbidgee valleys
• 09 Apr 2010 – Flood flows in the Barwon-Darling River system
• 09 Apr 2010 – Draft NSW Floodplain Harvesting Policy
• 01 Apr 2010 – Have your say in the 2010 socio-economic survey of irrigators
• 01 Apr 2010 – Critical water planning in the Lachlan Valley
• 01 Apr 2010 – Flood flows in the Barwon-Darling River system
• 26 Mar 2010 – Draft Peel Water Sharing Plan - revised socio-economic impacts for Goonoo Goonoo Creek area
• 26 Mar 2010 – Flood flows in the Barwon-Darling River system
• 19 Mar 2010 – Flood flows in the Barwon-Darling River system
• 15 Mar 2010 – Critical water planning in the Murray and Murrumbidgee valleys
• 03 Mar 2010 – Management of the 2010 flood event in the Menindee Lakes System
• 01 Mar 2010 – Critical water planning in the Lachlan Valley
• 25 Feb 2010 – Increased flow releases have positive effect on Snowy
• 22 Feb 2010 – Cap and Pipe the Bore grants for free flowing artesian bores
• 19 Feb 2010 – River alert - Snowy rising below Jindabyne Dam
• 15 Feb 2010 – Murrumbidgee water ballot – call for applications
• 15 Feb 2010 – Critical water planning in the Murray and Murrumbidgee valleys
• 12 Feb 2010 – Returning environmental flows to the Snowy River
• 10 Feb 2010 – Update on the Five-year Review of the Snowy Hydro Water Licence
• 02 Feb 2010 – Management of Menindee Lakes releases to South Australia
• 01 Feb 2010 – Critical water planning in the Lachlan valley
• 22 Jan 2010 – River alert - Snowy rising below Jindabyne Dam
• 15 Jan 2010 – Critical water planning in the Murray and Murrumbidgee valleys
• 14 Jan 2010 – More time to comment on the Richmond River Area draft water sharing plan

2009

• 17 Dec 2009 – More time to comment on Snowy Water Licence changes
• 17 Dec 2009 – NSW Strategic Water Information and Monitoring Plan
• 15 Dec 2009 – Critical water planning in the Murray and Murrumbidgee valleys
• 07 Dec 2009 – Local algal management important for Murray River
• 04 Dec 2009 – Water pricing submission to IPART
• 02 Dec 2009 – Critical water planning in the Lachlan Valley
• 01 Dec 2009 – Department of Water and Energy Annual Report 2008-09 now available
• 13 Nov 2009 – Second Murrumbidgee water trade ballot
• 09 Nov 2009 – Critical water planning in the Lachlan Valley
• 09 Nov 2009 – Have your say on the Richmond River Area draft water sharing plan
• 02 Nov 2009 – Small increases continue for general security irrigators in Murray and Murrumbidgee Valleys
• 22 Oct 2009 – Get real-time water data on your computer screen now
• 15 Oct 2009 – Critical water planning in the Murray and Murrumbidgee valleys
• 08 Oct 2009 – Have your say on four new draft water sharing plans now on exhibition
• 01 Oct 2009 – Critical water planning in the Lachlan valley
• 23 Sep 2009 – MOU signed on water for the environment
• 22 Sep 2009 – New rules for inland groundwater transfers
• 15 Sep 2009 – Critical water planning in the Murray and Murrumbidgee valleys
• 31 Aug 2009 – Draft Water Sharing Plan for Tweed River on exhibition
• 21 Aug 2009 – Murrumbidgee annual water trade embargo relaxed
• 15 Aug 2009 – Critical water planning in the Murray and Murrumbidgee valleys
• 05 Aug 2009 – Four new water sharing plans commence 1 August
• 29 Jul 2009 –Amendments to the Coopers Creek Water Sharing Plan
• 20 Jul 2009 – New water supply work approval for State Water's works in the Lachlan Regulated River Water Source
• 15 Jul 2009 – Critical water planning in the Murray and Murrumbidgee valleys
• 01 Jul 2009 – Commencing water allocations announced for the 2009-10 water year
• 01 Jul 2009 – Water Sharing Plan for the NSW Border Rivers Regulated River Water Source