Catchment Management Authority (New South Wales)

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Catchment Management Authorities were responsible for the management of water catchments in the state of New South Wales, Australia until 2013. [1]

From January 2014, the NSW Government established Local Land Services to replace the CMAs. [2] The eleven Local Land Services Regions are established within the NSW Primary Industries portfolio. [3]

From 10 March 2014, the Sydney Catchment Authority was absorbed into WaterNSW [4]

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References

  1. Catchment Management Authorities (N.S.W.) (2005). "Catchment Management Authorities : local people working with their communities to protect and restore catchments in NSW". Catchment Management Authorities New South Wales. National Library of Australia . Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  2. Katrina Hodgkinson MP, Minister for Primary Industries (18 December 2013). "LOCAL LAND SERVICES NOW JUST A CLICK AWAY" (PDF). Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  3. "LLS Local Land services" . Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  4. "New world-class water delivery provider for NSW". 4 March 2014. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.