Water Resource Plans (WRPs) outline how the management of water resources in a particular river catchment will be consistent with the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. They set out the rules and arrangements relating to water take, environmental water (‘planned’ and ‘held’),…
Since 2014, WaterNSW have had a protocol in the Macquarie-Cudgegong Valley where if a water ordering customer has a history of cancelling water orders after they’ve been released from the dam, their water account can be debited by the volume…
The proposed Macquarie Re-regulating Structure would have a major negative impact on the river ecosystem, reducing biodiversity and reducing native fish populations. There are four major impacts: Capture of tributary flows All environmental water is not equal. River flows that…
** Impacts to the Ramsar listed Macquarie Marshes and migratory birds to be recognised as significant in Environmental Impact Statement! ** Public comment was recently invited on the EPBC Act referral for the Macquarie River re-regulating weir – which is…
The Chair of Macquarie Food and Fibre, Tony Quigley spoke on ABC Central West Radio on Monday 11th May about the planned re-regulating weir at Gin Gin. Tony explains (in his own words) that the giant structure will mean a…
Burrendong empties at blistering speed. The dam is massive – 1,188 billion litres. For context, Dubbo draws 8 billion litres a year to meet 70% of town water needs. Burrendong has nearly bottomed out three times. In the summer of…
