Water in Our Shire

Water catchment management

Wingecarribee Shire Council is the local water authority that provides potable water supply to residents in the Shire.

WaterNSW provides the majority of raw water to Council from the Wingecarribee Reservoir with the remaining obtained from Council-owned Bundanoon Dam.

Wingecarribee Shire is located within the Sydney drinking water catchment area and living in the region brings with it a responsibility to play your part in keeping our local environment and waterways healthy.

To ensure water quality continues to be protected in the Sydney drinking water catchment, all proposed developments that require consent under Council’s Wingecarribee Local Environment Plan need to have a link neutral or beneficial effect (NorBE) on water quality.

Council's Water and Sewer team publish regular information about our region's sewage treatment systems including regulatory monitoring data.

Water treatment process diagram

Water Treatment Plant Process Diagram Wingecarribee Shire Council

Water treatment process terminology

Recreational water and algae

WaterNSW monitors rivers and waterways for algae and provides an Algae Alerts map
More information on how to identify different types of algae in Wingecarribee: What's that in the water