2019 media releases
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Feedback sought on NSW fractured rock groundwater resource plan
22 July 2019
NSW Department of Planning, Industry and EnvironmentNSW Deputy Secretary Water Jim Bentley today announced the draft Water Resource Plan for NSW Murray Darling Basin Fractured Rock areas has been placed on public exhibition for community feedback.
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Feedback sought on NSW intersecting streams surface water resource plan
22 July 2019
NSW Department of Planning, Industry and EnvironmentNSW Deputy Secretary Water Jim Bentley today announced the draft Water Resource Plan for NSW Intersecting Streams surface water areas has been placed on public exhibition for community feedback.
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Feedback sought on NSW porous rock groundwater resource plan
22 July 2019
NSW Department of Planning, Industry and EnvironmentNSW Deputy Secretary Water Jim Bentley today announced the draft Water Resource Plan for NSW Murray Darling Basin Porous Rock groundwater areas has been placed on public exhibition for community feedback.
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Rising river alert - Snowy river below Jindabyne dam - July 2019
18 July 2019
NSW Department of Planning, Industry and EnvironmentThe NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment today issued a ‘rising river alert’ for the Snowy River between Jindabyne Dam and Dalgety in southern NSW for Thursday 25 July 2019.
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Feedback sought on Great Artesian Basin shallow groundwater resource plan
15 July 2019
NSW Department of Planning, Industry and EnvironmentNSW Deputy Secretary Water Jim Bentley today announced the draft Water Resource Plan for Great Artesian Basin (GAB) Shallow Alluvial groundwater areas has been placed on public exhibition for community feedback.
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Feedback sought on Darling groundwater resource plan
15 July 2019
NSW Department of Planning, Industry and EnvironmentNSW Deputy Secretary Water Jim Bentley today announced the draft Water Resource Plan for the Darling Alluvium groundwater areas has been placed on public exhibition for community feedback.
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Feedback sought on NSW Border Rivers groundwater resource plan
15 July 2019
NSW Department of Planning, Industry and EnvironmentNSW Deputy Secretary Water Jim Bentley today announced the draft Water Resource Plan for NSW Border Rivers Alluvium groundwater areas has been placed on public exhibition for community feedback.
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NSW Roadshow on new water metering requirements
10 July 2019
NSW Department of Planning, Industry and EnvironmentThe NSW Government will host a roadshow across regional NSW in July and August to explain new non-urban water metering rules that are being rolled out over the next five years.
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Wilcannia Weir stage 1 complete
4 July 2019
NSW Department of Planning, Industry & EnvironmentDetails for the location and size of the Wilcannia Weir has been confirmed as the NSW Government today announcing the completion of stage 1 of the project.
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Worsening drought sees low water allocations
1 July 2019
NSW Department of Planning, Industry & EnvironmentThe continuing severity of the drought has been reflected in the reduced, low or no water allocations for most NSW licensed regulated river water users announced today.