Drinking water catchments

The drinking water catchments that exist south and west of Sydney include some of the most pristine habitats in NSW. Flora and fauna surveys have discovered healthy ecosystems packed with threatened species functioning much as they would have for millennia.

The Warragamba Special Area

Warragamba Dam and Lake Burragorang are known to most Sydneysiders as the source of their everyday drinking water. However, the catchment for this water supply is an extensive part of the southern Blue Mountains which encompasses a stunning variety of habitats and hundreds of threatened species. Download vegetation mapping and fauna reports below.

The Woronora Plateau: Metropolitan, O'Hare's Creek and Woronora Special Areas

Southern Sydney and Wollongong get their drinking water from the catchments on the Woronora Plateau, which runs between Heathcote and Robertson. This high-rainfall sandstone plateau hosts a variety of interesting vegetation communities, fauna habitats and threatened species. Download vegetation mapping and fauna reports below.

The Blue Mountains Special Areas: Blackheath, Katoomba and Woodford Creek

Drinking water for the Blue Mountains urban population is still collected in numerous small reservoirs alongside the Blue Mountains villages. Fauna studies have been completed for these catchments and can be downloaded below.

Documents to download

The Native Vegetation of the Warragamba Special Area - Part A

The Native Vegetation of the Warragamba Special Area - Part A

 The Native Vegetation of the Warragamba Special Area - Part B

The Native Vegetation of the Warragamba Special Area - Part B

     
The Fauna of the Warragamba Special Area

The Fauna of the Warragamba Special Area
This technical report was completed as part of a major study called 'Threatened and Pest Animals of Greater Southern Sydney'. Find out more about the major study, or the technical reports.

 The Fauna of the Warragamba Special Area

The Fauna of the Metropolitan, O'Hare's Creek and Woronora Special Areas

This technical report was completed as part of a major study called 'Threatened and Pest Animals of Greater Southern Sydney'. Find out more about the major study, or the technical reports.

     
Native vegetation of the Woronora, O'Hares and Metropolitan Catchments

Native vegetation of the Woronora, O'Hares and Metropolitan Catchments
Read more about this report

 The Fauna of the Blue Mountains Special Areas: Blackheath, Katoomba and Woodford Creek

The Fauna of the Blue Mountains Special Areas: Blackheath, Katoomba and Woodford Creek

This technical report was completed as part of a major study called 'Threatened and Pest Animals of Greater Southern Sydney'. Find out more about the major study, or the technical reports.

 

 


 

Page last updated: 10 February 2014