The Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) will begin visiting properties in Moree and surrounds this week to check compliance with the metering rules.
NRAR has recorded the highest ever number of suspicious activity notifications in a single quarter since it began quarterly reporting in mid-2019. The latest round of data shows 774 suspicious activity reports were lodged for the period April to June 2022, mostly related to the state’s non-urban water metering rules.
A Bathurst man has been convicted and ordered to pay $11,000 in fines and legal fees for illegally operating a dam without approval during severe drought and bushfires.
With a potential third consecutive La Niña event looming over one of the wettest periods in a decade, it might seem like the last time to be talking about water scarcity but the spectre of drought is never far away in Australia.
NRAR has released its regulatory priorities for 2022-23, highlighting three annual priorities and four enduring priorities. NRAR’s Chief Regulatory Officer Grant Barnes said these priorities identify and target areas of non-compliance with the potential to cause harm.