Information sessions: drought outlook and water availability

The department, together with WaterNSW, held public information sessions via webinar during May and June 2020 for Inland Valleys and the Hunter Valley. The sessions provided an update on the water availability outlook, climatic trends, system flows and storage levels. Lessons learnt from the current drought and the impacts of drought on groundwater were discussed, as well as ongoing support available for communities. Water availability including prospects for allocations for the new water year starting July 1 2020 were also shared. Recordings of the webinars and presentations can be viewed on the links below.

You can read a summary of the issues raised and what we heard from the information sessions.

Time & Date	River system	Link
12:00pm - 1:00pm 22 May 2020	Barwon-Darling Lower-Darling	Presentation recording Drought Management Presentation Environmental Water Reform Presentation WaterNSW Presentation Allocations Presentation
12:00pm - 1:00pm 25 May 2020	Southern: Lachlan Murrumbidgee Murray	Presentation recording Drought Management Presentation WaterNSW Presentation Allocations Presentation
3:00pm - 4:00pm 28 May 2020	Northern: Border Rivers Gwydir Namoi Peel Macquarie	Presentation recording Drought Management Presentation WaterNSW Presentation Allocations Presentation
3:00pm - 4:00pm 2 June 2020	Hunter Valley	Presentation recording Drought Management Presentation WaterNSW Presentation Allocations Presentation

Outcomes from previous information sessions

Throughout 2019 the department and WaterNSW toured the State, visiting some of the worst affected regions. Outcomes, actions taken and presentations from the roadshow are available at Outcomes from previous information sessions.