Media releases

Water sample testing partnership with 12 local councils

WaterNSW is partnering with 12 local water utilities (LWU) across regional NSW to monitor water sources, establishing baseline water quality data to help communities  improve knowledge and management of drinking water supplies.

Sydney drinking water catchment future scenarios for 2040 and 2060

How can we prepare today to protect the quality of Sydney’s drinking water many decades into the future, even under previously unexperienced conditions? It takes science imagination!

Wyangala Dam operations update

Releases from Wyangala Dam will continue with the aim of maintaining a storage level of 95% at the end of August, to provide a flood mitigation buffer while work continues to repair significant flood damage to embankments at Lake Brewster and Brewster Weir, downstream on the Lachlan River.

Divers brave icy alpine waters to replace Oberon Dam valves

A team of divers will spend most of next month submerged in the icy alpine waters of Lake Oberon completing essential maintenance work in a lake where the water temperature is about eight degrees.

Keepit Dam gates ‘keep on keeping on’ with protective coating

Keepit Dam’s spillway gates are getting a new lease on life, with work starting to apply a protective coating on two of the gates that will extend their life by up to 25 years.

Tallowa Dam Road re-opens in time for school holidays

Tallowa Dam Road is set to reopen from midday on Friday 5 July ahead of the school holidays, allowing access to Tallowa Dam and nearby recreational areas for the community and visitors.

Wyangala Dam operations update

The storage level of Wyangala Dam will be gradually reduced to 91% by the end of July to provide a flood mitigation buffer while work continues to repair significant flood damage to embankments at Lake Brewster and Brewster Weir, downstream on the Lachlan River.

Wyangala operations support ongoing Brewster flood repairs

The storage level of Wyangala Dam will be gradually reduced to provide a flood mitigation buffer while work continues to repair significant flood damage to embankments at Lake Brewster and Brewster Weir, downstream on the Lachlan River.

Source water quality experts visit Snowy region

Water quality experts from WaterNSW will be in the Snowy region on 17-18 June collaborating with Snowy Monaro Regional Council to explore ways to reduce risks to local source water quality.

Warragamba Dam spill update