Sydney Catchment Authority

WaterNSW

JurisdictionNew South WalesMinister responsible

Niall Blair, Minister for Primary Industries, Lands and Water

Statutory authority executive

Fiona Smith, Chief Executive

Parent Statutory authorityNSW Primary IndustriesKey document

Sydney Water Catchment Management Act, 1998 (NSW)

Websitewater.nsw.gov.au

The Sydney Catchment Authority was a statutory authority of the Government of New South Wales created in 1999 to manage and protect drinking water catchments and catchment infrastructure, and supplies bulk water to its customers, including Sydney Water and a number of local government authorities in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

The authority was led by its chief executive, who reported to the board of the authority that was ultimately responsible to the Minister for Primary Industries and Minister for Regional Water.

The authority was established pursuant to the Sydney Water Catchment Management Act, 1998 (NSW). From 1 January 2015, the Sydney Catchment Authority joined with State Water to form WaterNSW, a single organisation responsible for managing bulk water supply across the State.

Objectives of the authority

The objectives of the authority are:

to manage and protect the catchment area and catchment infrastructure to promote water quality
to protect public health and safety, and the environment
to ensure that the water it supplies is of appropriate quality
to operate according to the principles of ecologically sustainable development
to efficiently and economically manage catchment infrastructure works.

The SCA's customers then filter the water the SCA supplies and distribute it to households, businesses and other users. More than four and a half million people, about 60 percent of the NSW population, use water supplied by the SCA.

References

Sydney Water Catchment Management Act 1998

External links

Official website Sydney Catchment Authority
a map of the catchment areas around Sydney

Water supply in New South Wales, Australia

Dams and reservoirs
in Sydney

Sewerage and
other water infrastructure
in Sydney

Aqueducts	Cooks River Johnston's Creek Lewisham Mosman Bay Old Como Whites Creek Wolli Creek
Pumping stations	Annandale (#3) Camilia (#67) Mascot (#38) Rozelle (#27) Rushcutters Bay Ryde Sydenham Pit and Drainage (#1) Ultimo (#1)
Vent stacks	Bondi Burwood Croydon Lewisham Marrickville North Sydney Stanmore
Other infrastructure	Bondi Ocean Outfall Sewer Double Bay Compressed Air Ejector Station Middle Harbour Syphon Western Outfall Main Sewer

Regional dams and
reservoirs

Other water sources

Sydney Desalination Plant

Companies and
government agencies

Regulators

Energy & Water Ombudsman
NSW Department of Primary Industries

Historical

1998 Sydney water crisis

Sydney Catchment Authority

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