Environmental issues

Water

Waterwatch links

Catchment management authorities

Catchment management authority (CMA)

Web address

Border Rivers Gwydir CMA

www.brg.cma.nsw.gov.au

Central West CMA

www.cw.cma.nsw.gov.au

Hawkesbury-Nepean CMA

www.hn.cma.nsw.gov.au 

Hunter Central Rivers CMA

www.hcr.cma.nsw.gov.au

Lachlan CMA

www.lachlan.cma.nsw.gov.au

Lower Murray Darling CMA

www.lmd.cma.nsw.gov.au

Murrumbidgee CMA

www.murrumbidgee.cma.nsw.gov.au

Murray CMA

www.murray.cma.nsw.gov.au

Namoi CMA

www.namoi.cma.nsw.gov.au

Northern Rivers CMA

www.northern.cma.nsw.gov.au

Southern Rivers CMA

www.southern.cma.nsw.gov.au

Sydney Metropolitan CMA

www.sydney.cma.nsw.gov.au

Western CMA

www.western.cma.nsw.gov.au

State links

Organisation

Description

Web Address

 

Catchment management authorities

Established across New South Wales to ensure that regional communities have a say in how natural resources are managed in their catchments.

 

www.cma.nsw.gov.au/

 

 

Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water

Includes the NSW State of the Environment Report and fact sheets and links to a range of water quality issues.

The NSW Office of Water plays a major role in algal management, research and regional algal coordination. More details on this can be found at: http://www.water.nsw.gov.au/Water-Management/Water-quality/Algal-information/default.aspx

 

www.environment.nsw.gov.au

www.water.nsw.gov.au

 

Department of Industry and Investment

 

NSW Department providing customer services to the agricultural, food, fisheries and forest industries, and addressing the challenges of natural resource management.

 

www.industry.nsw.gov.au

 

Hunter Water Corporation

 

Hunter Water provides water and wastewater services to almost half-a-million people in five local government areas: Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, Cessnock and Port Stephens

 

www.hunterwater.com.au

 

Murray Darling Basin Authority

 

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority is responsible for planning the integrated management of water resources of the vast Murray–Darling Basin

 

www.mbda.gov.au

 

National Parks and Wildlife Service

 

Park management in National Parks and Wildlife Reserves

 

www.environment.nsw.gov.au/nationalparks/

 

Sydney Catchment Authority

 

Sydney Catchment Authority manages the catchment areas for Sydney Waters supply.

 

www.sca.nsw.gov.au

 

Sydney Water Corporation

 

NSW's largest water provider, providing water for the Sydney Region.

 

www.sydneywater.com.au

 

Sydney Water Streamwatch

Streamwatch is a community water quality monitoring program for the Sydney region.

 

www.streamwatch.org.au

 

Waterwatch ACT

 

The site for Waterwatch in the ACT.

 

www.act.waterwatch.org.au

 

Waterwatch

 

General overview of Waterwatch with links to state Waterwatch sites across Australia

 

www.waterwatch.org.au

 

National links

Organisation

Description

Web address

Australian Museum

Search and discover with the Australian Museum online.

Australian Water Association

Water Educators Network ( WEN )

Coastal Cooperative Research Centre

Cooperative Research Centre for coastal zone, estuary and waterway management

Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts

 

The Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts develops and implements national policy, programs and legislation to protect and conserve Australia 's environment and heritage and to promote Australian arts and culture. Information on all national environmental issues, including ANZECC National Water Quality Guidelines, and a range of water related topics

Land and Water Australia site

The River Landscapes homepage features excellent resources on river restoration and rehabilitation

Other links

Freshwater pests: http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/pests-diseases/freshwater-pests

 

Page last updated: 26 February 2011