About the design and management of increased flows
The design and management of the Increased Flow strategy for each year is led by the Department of Planning and Environment - Environment and Heritage Group, in consultation with the Snowy Advisory Committee.
Detailed information on managing water for the environment is available on the Department of Planning and Environment - Environment and Heritage Group website.
Snowy Advisory Committee
The Snowy Advisory Committee is responsible for advising the Water Administration Ministerial Corporation each year on the timing and pattern of releases for the Increased Flows programs.
The committee brings together representatives from diverse backgrounds, including the Aboriginal community, local community, environmental interests and the NSW and Victorian governments.
The committee began operating in 2018 and is administered by the Department of Planning and Environment - Environment and Heritage Group. Detailed information on the committee is available on the Department of Planning and Environment - Environment and Heritage Group website
Snowy Advisory Committee meeting communiqués
Meeting communiques from December 2020 onwards are on the Department of Planning and Environment - Environment and Heritage Group website. Find prior communiques below:
- Snowy Advisory Committee—Communiqué: 11 October, 2020 PDF, 133.91 KB
- Snowy Advisory Committee—Communiqué: 10 August, 2020 PDF, 93.5 KB
- Snowy Advisory Committee—Communiqué: 9 June, 2020 PDF, 304.93 KB
- Snowy Advisory Committee—Communiqué: 8 February, 2020 PDF, 102.46 KB
- Snowy Advisory Committee—Communiqué: 7 November, 2019 PDF, 307.49 KB
- Snowy Advisory Committee—Communiqué: 6 July, 2019 PDF, 197.67 KB
- Snowy Advisory Committee—Communiqué: 5 May, 2019 PDF, 17.04 KB
Snowy Scientific Committee
The Snowy Advisory Committee replaced the previous Snowy Scientific Committee (SSC). The SSC was established by the NSW Government under the SHC Act in 2008 and advised the NSW Government on environmental releases up until the 2012–13 water year . In 2013, the NSW Government reviewed the structure and function of the SSC to ensure the management of Snowy River environmental water remained fit for purpose and up to date. The review recommended a new Snowy Advisory Committee be established to advise on the pattern and timing of environmental releases for the Snowy River, governed by a more contemporary framework that could better respond to community and government needs. It was recommended that the new committee be expanded to provide a greater range of water expertise and necessary technical skills and include Aboriginal and community representation.
Find past documents relating to the Snowy Scientific Committee below:
- Adequacy of environmental releases to the Snowy River PDF, 612.53 KB
- Adequacy of environmental releases to the upper Murrumbidgee River PDF, 860.79 KB
- NSW Government response to 'Adequacy of environmental releases to the Snowy River PDF, 176.32 KB
- NSW Government Response to 'Adequacy of environmental releases to the upper Murrumbidgee River' PDF, 731.85 KB