Media releases

Contact our media team via email or 02 9685 4350.

11 OCTOBER 2022

WaterNSW to reduce dam releases before next rain event

WaterNSW will maintain carefully calculated Burrinjuck Dam releases to reduce the storage level, with plans to cut back before rain forecast for later this week generates more downstream tributary flooding and inflow to the dam.

9 OCTOBER 2022

WaterNSW monitoring inflows across inland major dams

WaterNSW continues to monitor and manage storage inflows into major dams across regional NSW, with heavy inflows occurring into Burrendong, Wyangala, and Burrinjuck dams in the past 24 hours.

8 OCTOBER 2022

WaterNSW monitoring inflows across inland major dams

WaterNSW is monitoring and managing storage inflows into major dams across regional NSW, with heavy inflows already occurring into Burrinjuck and Burrendong dams in the past 24 hours.

4 OCTOBER 2022

WaterNSW cuts dam releases ahead of regional rain deluge

WaterNSW has cut water releases from key regional dams after cautiously lowering storage levels in recent days in preparation for inflows generated by large rainfall events forecast to cross regional NSW.

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