The aftermath of the most widespread flooding in decades might seem like the last time to be talking about water scarcity, but the threat of drought is never far away in Australia.
NRAR has started a prosecution against irrigators from the Snowy-Monaro region after they allegedly breached the conditions of their water licence 16 times in 34 days.
NRAR has begun a significant prosecution in the NSW Land and Environment Court against a Lower Murray vineyard operator.
The NSW Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) has released its fourth annual progress report, coinciding with the completion of a significant restructure and plans to expand outreach to the state’s water users.
Regardless of climate change or the ebbs and flows of industry demand, communities and water users look to water laws to ensure fair access to water for all. Water security and regulating access to it continues to be one of our state’s biggest challenges.