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WaterNSW is a New South Wales Government–owned statutory corporation that is responsible for supplying the state's bulk water needs, operating the state's river systems and dams and the bulk water supply system for Greater Sydney and providing licensing and approval services to its customers and water resource information.
Water supply and sanitation in Australia is a topic concerning the consumption and obtainment of water for the Australian population. Being the driest inhabited continent in the world, and also one of the highest consumers of water per capita, both the acquisition and usage of water are of concern to Australians.
The maximum water depth is 85 metres (279 ft) and at 100% capacity the dam wall holds back 749,840 megalitres (26,480 × 10 ^ 6 cu ft) of water at 276 metres (906 ft) AHD. The dam has an additional reserve capacity of 120,000 megalitres (4,200 × 10 ^ 6 cu ft) to hold floodwaters that reduce flooding downstream.
Sydney Water, formally, Sydney Water Corporation, is a Government of New South Wales–owned statutory corporation that provides potable drinking water, wastewater and some stormwater services to Greater Metropolitan Sydney, the Illawarra and the Blue Mountains regions, in the Australian state of New South Wales.
Lake Burragorang is a man-made reservoir in the lower Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, serving as a major water supply for greater metropolitan Sydney.The dam impounding the lake, the Warragamba Dam, is located approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) southwest of the Sydney central business district.
Approx. 1,808 kilometres (1,123 mi) of the river course is located within NSW. Also Australia's longest river. 2: Murrumbidgee: 1,488 925: Riverina: Approx. 1,429 kilometres (888 mi) of the river course is located within NSW. Also Australia's second longest river. 3: Darling: 1,472 915: Far West: Entire course of the river is located in NSW.
In late 2024, senior employee Ahmed Alabadla was investigated by DCCEEW amid concerns he had breached the NSW Public Service Code of Ethics and Conduct, which requires all public servants to not act in a way that casts doubt on a person's ability to discharge their duties with "impartiality and professionalism". [9]
Construction began in 1955, and although all the elements of the entire scheme were not completed until 1965, water was first supplied in 1960 during the severe drought from 1960 to 1963. [1] The dam was built by the NSW Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission on behalf of the Hunter Water Corporation to supply water to the Hunter Region. [2]