Media releases

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28 AUGUST 2024

WaterNSW publishes PFAS data for Upper Blue Mountains dams

WaterNSW, as Greater Sydney’s catchment manager, is conducting additional, targeted PFAS-related investigations to ensure Sydney Water and NSW Health have up-to-date information on the presence of PFAS in the catchment, so any risks continue to be managed appropriately.
23 AUGUST 2024

Glennies Creek, Glenbawn and Lostock dams safe after seismic activity

In accordance with dam safety protocols, WaterNSW has conducted assessments of three Hunter Valley dams on Friday 23 August, after a seismic event centred between Muswellbrook and Denman.
23 AUGUST 2024

Prof Catherine Bennett appointed to WaterNSW Board

WaterNSW, the state’s dam operator, has confirmed the appointment of Professor Catherine Bennett to its Board of Directors.
22 AUGUST 2024

Protecting platypus burrows with early water transfer

WaterNSW experts are planning ahead to protect platypus on the Manilla and Namoi rivers, releasing water next week from Split Rock Dam to encourage platypus to nest higher up the riverbanks.
13 AUGUST 2024

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.
12 AUGUST 2024

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!
2 AUGUST 2024

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.
17 JULY 2024

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.
8 JULY 2024

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.
2 JULY 2024

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.

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