About the region
The Hunter region is bordered in the north-west by the Liverpool Ranges which separate it from the Namoi catchment, and on the west by the Great Dividing Range, which separates it from the Macquarie River catchment. It covers an area over 20,000km2 and extends further inland than any other coastal region of NSW.
It is the traditional lands of the Kamilaroi, Geawegal and Wonnarua people.
The water sharing plans that apply to the surface water and groundwater resources of the Hunter region are listed below.