According to a major study of peoples' attitudes to the environment (DEC 2004), water quality is the most important issue for the New South Wales community, with water conservation and management topping their list of major concerns.
Responsibility for ensuring healthy waterways and protecting water quality in catchments is shared between the community and all levels of government, from federal and state to agencies and local government.
Recognising the community’s environmental values and uses for waterways, the NSW Government and the community agreed upon water quality objectives for each catchment.
