Water science, data and modelling

Water is a limited resource and must be managed both for immediate needs and for long-term economic and environmental sustainability. With the effects of climate change, and increasing demands for water, sound policies are required to ensure a sustainable supply of water for present and future generations.

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   Surface water

   Learn about surface water and aquatic ecology, ecological monitoring, and the development of effective water quality strategies.

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   Groundwater

   Covering off the importance of groundwater to towns, industries and irrigators, the schemes required to protect groundwater and its dependent ecosystems, coal seam gas extraction impacts, and the Groundwater Baseline Project.

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   Strategy & collaboration

   The five year strategy for water science in the Department of Industry - Water and opportunities to collaborate on research projects.

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   Reporting

   Status reports on the state's groundwater resources, including licensing and use, and responses of the system to variability in groundwater use and rainfall.

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   Data

   We are Australia's largest water monitoring agency, with over 5,000 monitoring stations measuring the quality and quantity of water across New South Wales.

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   Modelling

   We use a range of modelling techniques to understand how our river and groundwater systems behave to help us help predict what will happen in a variety of scenarios.

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   Maps

   This section includes a series of maps that show water monitoring stations (gauging stations) across New South Wales.