Securing our water supply

Council is committed to long-term planning for a secure water supply and also providing high-quality drinking water that consistently meets or exceeds the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines, as well as our community’s expectations and regulatory requirements.

Council recently reviewed its Water Supply Policy and as a result is now placing on exhibition the Water Supply Policy 2021 and four underlying documents:

• Water Supply Procedure;
• Water Conservation and Drought Management Procedure;
• Water Supply Tariff and Billing Procedure; and
• Recycled Water Procedure.

The draft Water Supply Policy 2021 provides a legislative framework for the Port Macquarie-Hastings water supply and these documents supersede the Port Macquarie-Hastings Water Supply Policy 2015.

This work will be further supported by Council’s work on the Integrated Water Cycle Management (IWCM) Strategy, due to be finalised at the end of 2021.

Please review our Fact Sheet for a concise overview of changes to the Policy and supporting Procedures and/or download the Policy and Procedures.

Have Your Say

Online written submissions in relation to the Policy and Procedures are invited up until 5pm, Friday 16 April by completing the survey under the "Submission" tab below or by sending us your written comments by:

Email to: council@pmhc.nsw.gov.au; or
Post to: The General Manager, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, PO Box 84, Port Macquarie NSW 2444

You don’t need to write your comments in any particular style or format, as long as you tell us what you think.