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Water for the environment

Providing water for our cities, towns, farmers, irrigators and industries is essential for the continued prosperity of our State. However our key water legislation in NSW – the Water Management Act 2000 - recognises for the first time the rights of the environment to water.

Impacts on our aquatic ecosystems – find out how human activities have impacted on and altered our rivers and groundwater systems

The Murray-Darling Basin cap – find out about how water extractions are capped to protect water for the environment

Environmental rules for rivers – find out how the water sharing plans are returning water to the environment and some of the results that have been achieved

Environmental rules for aquifers – find out how we are protecting our aquifers

Environmental monitoring – find out about the monitoring programs that are underway to assess the effectiveness of our environmental rules

Shoalhaven River environmental flows – find out about new rules for Tallowa Dam on the lower Shoalhaven River.

Water recovery projects – find out what else is being done to provide water for the environment

Monitoring the response to environmental flows in the Snowy River – monitoring he physical, chemical and biological condition of the river

Climate change impacts – the impacts of future flow sequences on river health, aquatic ecosystems and water availability for towns, irrigation and industry

Macquarie Marshes Strategic Compliance Project – protecting water resources in this important wetland