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Government responds to the audit of three northern regulated water sharing plans

22-Nov-2022

We have published audit report of the following three northern regulated water sharing plans:

• Upper Namoi and Lower Namoi Regulated River Water Sources 2016
• Gwydir Regulated River Water Source 2016
• Macquarie and Cudgegong Regulated Rivers Water Source 2016.<.li>

The Minister for Lands and Water has responded to our audit to acknowledge that the provisions of the plans have not been given full effect. In addition, the Department of Planning and Environment - Water (DPE-Water) is progressing work relevant to the audit recommendations and suggested actions.

DPE-Water and WaterNSW also provided responses to our audit.

Click here to find the full audit report and responses.