WaterNSW is a New South Wales Government–owned statutory corporation that is responsible for supplying the state's bulk water needs, operating the state's river systems and dams and the bulk water supply system for Greater Sydney and providing licensing and approval services to its customers and water resource information.
With more than 40 dams across the state, WaterNSW supplies two-thirds of water used in NSW to regional towns, irrigators, Sydney Water and local water utilities. WaterNSW also owns and operates the largest surface and groundwater monitoring network in the southern hemisphere.
WaterNSW was established on the 1 January 2015, under the Water NSW Act 2014, merging the State Water Corporation (which managed the states rivers and dams other than Sydney) and Sydney Catchment Authority which managed Greater Sydney's bulk water supply. On 1 July 2016, some compliance functions of the Department of Primary Industries were also transferred to WaterNSW.
References
- "Roles of water management agencies in NSW" (PDF). NSW Government. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- "About us". WaterNSW. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- Investigation into complaints of corruption in the management of water in NSW and systematic non-compliance with the Water Management Act 2000 (Report). Independent Commission Against Corruption. November 2020. p. 8. Retrieved 30 July 2021.v
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