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WaterNSW is delivering a Fishway Program to deliver new fish passages at a number of dams and weirs throughout NSW to improve natural fish migration while supplying reliable and sustainable water to its customers.
The Program aligns with WaterNSW’s vision to play a key part in creating a more resilient water system and enabling thriving and healthy ecosystems, whilst reducing our environmental footprint. The fish passages are also a regulatory requirement under section 218 of the Fisheries Management Act, which requires fish passages through or over a dam, weir or reservoir to be maintained following any construction or modification to the structure.
The Program will deliver 11 new fish passages on waterways throughout the Namoi, Macquarie, Gwydir and Lachlan Valleys. The Program is part of agreed environmental offsets following Dam Safety Upgrades at Copeton Dam and Split Rock Dam (Gwydir Valley); Keepit Dam (Namoi Valley) Burrendong Dam (Macquarie Valley) and Wyangala Dam (Lachlan Valley).
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