WaterNSW informs communities ahead of environmental water release
22 JUNE 2026WaterNSW is working with partner agencies to keep landholders and the broader community informed about an environmental water delivery from Wyangala Dam in the Lachlan Valley.
The release began on Friday (19 June) with WaterNSW delivering 80 gigalitres of water at a rate of up to 2,500 megalitres per day (ML/day) from Wyangala on behalf of Government environmental water licence holders.
The volume is comparable to previous environmental orders delivered in the Lachlan Valley. Some private properties may experience a degree of inundation, mostly on land closer to the target areas of the flow at the end of the Lachlan River system.
Ahead of the releases commencing, WaterNSW has been communicating with affected landholders, Local Government and environmental water advisory groups, which also include community representation.
WaterNSW works closely with government environment authorities and the water advisory groups to deliver environmental water with full consideration of wider downstream impacts, according to WaterNSW Executive General Manager Land and Water Operations, Rob O’Neill.
“In making releases from its dams, WaterNSW must always act in good faith, including informing landholders and the community of likely impacts where larger releases are required to meet these environmental orders.
“This means WaterNSW will continue to work with landholders to minimise inconvenience, including adequate advance notification of larger water releases likely to inundate private land.”
Landholders and community members are encouraged to sign up for environmental release notifications via WaterNSW’s free, automated early warning notification system, at waternsw.com.au/ewn or via the WaterInsights portal at WaterInsights - WaterNSW.