News

Have your say on review of the Gwydir Valley floodplain management plan

6 April 2021 |
Departmental media release

The NSW Government is calling for community feedback on the five-year review of the Gwydir Valley floodplain management plan.

NRAR fines Armidale regional council for alleged unlawful water take

31 March 2021 |
Departmental media release

The Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) issued the Armidale Regional Council two penalty notices for alleged unlawful water take between December 2019 and February 2020.

NRAR sets sights on quarry compliance

25 March 2021 |
Departmental media release

Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) officers will be visiting quarries in the Northern Rivers, the Hunter and Sydney Metro to assess their compliance with water laws.

NRAR focuses on unlawful spearpoints in Harrington

15 March 2021 |
Departmental media release

The Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) will be in Harrington, on the Manning River, in March tackling unlawful spearpoints.

First state water strategy

18 February 2021 |
Ministerial media release

The NSW Government has commenced consultation on NSW’s first ever statewide 20-year water strategy to strengthen regional and metropolitan water services.

Greg Abood, Director Water Regulation (West).

NRAR responds to incident in Lake Albert

16 February 2021 |
Departmental media release

In January of this year, the Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) received a complaint in relation to an alleged unlawful structure in Lake Albert, Wagga Wagga.

Extension of exhibition for draft Central Coast Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sharing Plan

29 January 2021 |
Departmental media release

The exhibition period for the draft Water Sharing Plan for the Central Coast Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources has been extended until 14 February 2021, the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment has announced.

NRAR works with leading satellite providers to conduct its monitoring campaign

28 January 2021 |
Departmental media release

The Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) worked with the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) and Geoscience Australia (GA) to conduct the largest, most systematic monitoring effort in its history in 2020.

Reflecting on the year that was 2020

22 January 2021 |
Departmental media release

As 2020 drew to a close, I reflected on the hard work of my team at the Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) and what we accomplished together last year.

NRAR's compliance officers visiting a cattle farmer in New South Wales.

Survey reveals increasing public trust in water enforcement

13 January 2021 |
Departmental media release

A community benchmarking survey commissioned by the Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) revealed attitudes toward water enforcement in NSW have improved since NRAR’s inception in April 2018.