Attention: NSW Caretaker Period has commenced The caretaker period for the NSW Election commenced on 3 March 2023. Accordingly, no ministerial press releases or related information issued by the Government from this date will be available in this website. For copies of recently issued ministerial press releases of information on the election policies of any political party, as they relate to the department/agency or its portfolio area, please go directly to the website of the relevant political party.
Close
NSW Department of Planning and Environment
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to navigation
NSW Department of Industry
NSW Department of Industry
  • Home
  • About us
  • Media releases & news
  • Contact the department

Water in New South Wales

  • What we do
    • Our leadership team
    • Roles and Responsibilities Agreement
    • Water sector coordination
    • NSW Regional Water Statement
    • How water is managed
    • Water Reform Action Plan
    • Legislation & policies
    • Fees & charges
    • Contact us
    • Stakeholder engagement
    • Water presentations library
    • Water meetings library
  • Allocations & availability
    • Allocations
    • Managing groundwater extraction to extraction limits
    • Tracking groundwater extraction against extraction limits
    • Tracking surface water extractions against extraction limits
    • Water accounting
    • Droughts & floods
    • Controlled allocations
    • Temporary water restrictions
    • Northern Basin First Flush Assessment
    • North-west flows in early 2020
    • Managing decline in groundwater levels
  • NSW non-urban metering
  • Licensing & trade
  • Environmental water hub
    • What is water for the environment?
    • Managing environmental water
    • Water Reform Action Plan
    • Working together to achieve positive outcomes
    • What are we working on now?
    • Water for the environment and river connectivity
    • How to get involved
    • Public register of water information
  • Plans & programs
    • Water sharing plans
    • Water resource plans
    • Floodplain management plan program
    • Healthy Floodplains Project
    • Water recovery programs
    • Water and sewerage infrastructure programs
    • Town Water Risk Reduction Program
    • Water efficiency program
    • Metropolitan water plans in New South Wales
    • Regional water strategies in New South Wales
  • Science, data, modelling and maps
    • Surface water
    • Groundwater
    • Strategy & collaboration
    • Data
    • Modelling
    • Maps
    • Cease to flow periods
  • Water Infrastructure NSW
  • Water utilities
    • Local water utilities
    • Local water utility performance monitoring
    • Regulatory and assurance framework for local water utilities
    • Training courses
    • Technical assistance
    • Local water utility licensing assistance
    • Water and sewerage infrastructure programs
  • Basins & catchments
    • Murray-Darling Basin
    • Great Artesian Basin
    • Snowy River
    • Lower Darling
    • Catchment snapshots
  1. Home
  2. Water
  3. Plans & programs
  4. State significant projects
  • Share
  • Water sharing plans
  • Water resource plans
  • Floodplain management plan program
  • Healthy Floodplains Project
  • Water recovery programs
  • Water and sewerage infrastructure programs
  • Town Water Risk Reduction Program
  • Water efficiency program
  • Metropolitan water plans in New South Wales
  • Regional water strategies in New South Wales

State significant projects

  1. waterdrop

    Nimmie-Caira Project

    A significant water saving project for the Murrumbidgee region, aiming to balance environmental and Aboriginal cultural heritage protection with commercial use.

Back to top
Page link: https://www.industry.nsw.gov.au/water/plans-programs/state-significant-projects
  • Access to information
  • Privacy
  • Accessibility
  • Disclaimer
  • Careers
  • Media

Modal Heading