Metropolitan water plans in NSW

Allocations and<br>availability

The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment brings together specialists in urban and regional planning, natural resources, industry, environment, heritage, Aboriginal and social housing, and regional New South Wales.

Non-urban metering

The NSW Government is committed to implementing a robust metering framework to improve the standard and coverage of non-urban water meters across NSW. This is an important step in helping to build community confidence in how the state’s water is managed.

Environmental<br>water hub

Water Infrastructure

Responsible for leading the development and delivery of key government water infrastructure projects and programs across the state.

Water utilities

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Our plans

The Greater Sydney Water Strategy and Lower Hunter Water Security Plan sets out the priorities for these two regions for the next 20 to 40 years. This strategic planning is to ensure the regions have sustainable and resilient water for now and into the future.