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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.
The Newcastle Reservoirs site consists of two water supply reservoirs located above the CBD. These are the main distribution reservoirs for inner Newcastle water supply. [1] Newcastle No. 1 Reservoir is a water supply reservoir completed in 1882 but disused since about 1985.
The authority was established pursuant to the Sydney Water Catchment Management Act, 1998 (NSW). From 1 January 2015, the Sydney Catchment Authority joined with State Water to form WaterNSW, a single organisation responsible for managing bulk water supply across the State.
It was designed by the NSW Public Works Department under the direction of one of Australia's leading water supply engineers, E.M. De Burgh. The completion of the Avon Dam was a significant step in the continuing process of providing a reliable water supply for Sydney and surrounding areas as part of the Upper Nepean Scheme. Even by the ...
Cataract Dam is located within the Upper Nepean Catchment Area which has developed with the completion of the Cataract and Nepean tunnels in 1888 as the fourth source of water supply for Sydney. The potential of the Upper Nepean Catchment Area to supply water was fully developed through the construction of four major dams between 1903 and 1936.
Advise the NSW Government or its agencies on issues such as pricing, efficiency, industry structure and competition. Regulate maximum electricity and gas prices that regulated energy retailers can charge to residential and small business customers. Regulate private sector access to water and waste water to encourage competition and re-use.
It was designed by the NSW Public Works Department under the direction of one of Australia's leading water supply engineers, E.M. de Burgh. [1] The completion of the Nepean Dam was a significant step in the continuing process of providing a reliable water supply for Sydney and surrounding areas as part of the Upper Nepean Scheme.
The water supply was drawn from catchments on four main river systems the Upper Nepean, the Warragamba, the Shoalhaven and the Woronora with minor supplies drawn from the Hawkesbury River, and tributaries of the Grose, Fish and Duckmaloi rivers. [1]: 38 Since late 1996 all of Sydney's water supply has been filtered.