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NSW irrigators to pay more than $500,000 after illegally taking nearly 2bn litres of water from river

Peter and Jane Harris were fined $60,000 and ordered to pay $448,260 in legal costs after two unsuccessful appeal attempts

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$Report finds 'unrecognised' fracturing under Sydney, Illawarra drinking water catchment$

Report finds 'unrecognised' fracturing under Sydney, Illawarra drinking water catchment

There are calls to halt operations at a mine south of Sydney after a hydrogeologist's study highlights the potential risk to water quality.

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Menindee residents ask officials to drink town’s water as reassurance after massive fish kill

WaterNSW testing shows drinking supply passes Australian cleanliness guidelines but community remains unconvinced about river management

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WaterNSW announces hydro-electric plant plans for Burrendong Dam in state's Central West

A proposal is in the pipeline for a massive hydro-electric plant in regional NSW capable of powering 400,000 homes with renewable energy.

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Moulamein farmers swap harvesters for excavators to maintain levees against highest flood in memory

Moulamein farmers in south-west NSW should be harvesting crops but instead they are working around the clock to shore up levees holding back unprecedented floodwaters, as they contemplate losses in "the millions".

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Warragamba Dam: health department feared raising wall could harm Sydney’s drinking water

New South Wales health department’s concerns revealed in report released by WaterNSW

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WaterNSW claims Warragamba dam wall project stacks up despite not knowing cost of offsets

Agency dismisses criticisms of the project, insisting it will deliver an overall economic benefit

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Raised Warragamba Dam wall risks ‘irreversible harm’ to Aboriginal cultural heritage, NSW report says

Study says the NSW government project could lead to the ‘total loss’ of some sites due to flooding

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NSW government document changed to make impacts of raising Warragamba Dam wall ‘less definite’

Review finds consultants were directed to make changes so impacts on biodiversity ‘would be indirect’

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Sydney news: NSW Labor promises enforceable nurse staffing levels ahead of 2023 election

MORNING BRIEFING: NSW Labor will not take a nurse-to-patient ratio to the 2023 election but has promised enforceable staffing levels.

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Disagreement over flood gauge accuracy in Wollombi Brook

Flood-affected residents have raised concerns about "inaccurate" gauges in Wollombi Brook.

Newcastle Herald

Heavy rain hits Sydney as largest floods since March 2021 surround city

Saturated catchments have received more heavy rain overnight and water levels on the Hawkesbury River are heading towards levels not seen since the major floods of 2021.

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Driving rain batters NSW coast as authorities warn of flooding and landslips

WaterNSW is preparing for Warragamba Dam to spill after days of persistent rain pushes water levels to capacity

The Guardian - AU

Snowy Hydro's water problem shows how weather is a driver of the energy crisis

Weather extremes have deepened the man-made power crisis in ways that were hard to predict and at times even harder to imagine. Both Snowy Hydro and coal-fired power stations have been impacted by summer rains. And two weeks of extreme cold has only brought the power system closer to the…

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NSW Far west town of Menindee about to flood, but some wish it had happened much sooner

WaterNSW is about to increase water releases from Menindee Lakes, with warnings that up to 10 properties could be inundated along with some access roads.

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Wombats living with sarcoptic mange in Kangaroo Valley respond well to treatment

While car strikes remain a major threat to wombat numbers, a skin infection introduced to Australia by animals belonging to European settlers is still killing them.

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NSW government told to rework proposal to raise Warragamba dam wall as officials say impacts not justified

Assessment contains inadequate surveys of threatened species habitat and fails to identify that project could cause flooding of 284km of waterways, officials say

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