Welcome to Hunter Valley Water Users Association
Hunter Valley Water Users Association represents over five hundred water users who access groundwater, regulated and unregulated water sources across the Greater Hunter region.
Our mission is to ensure the future of water use and industry in the Greater Hunter region by supporting the sustainable and productive use of water resources.
We do this by advocating for:
Secure, protected and enhanced water rights for water users;
Best practice water policy; and
Industry profitability and sustainability for our region.
HVWUA has a volunteer committee of eight members, employ a policy officer one day a week, and are members of the NSW Irrigators’ Council (NSWIC).
What do we do?
HVWUA works throughout the year to raise emerging issues with water agencies (DCCEEW NSW, WaterNSW and NRAR), participate in community and industry forums, and provide submissions to water agency consultation processes.
We provide our members with resources to stay informed about water policy, and opportunities to share their concerns with water agency decision makers.
Read our Quarterly Newsletters here.
Read our Media Releases here.
What have we achieved?
Impacts of our advocacy efforts include:
Recommendation by NSW Government to extend the coastal metering compliance date by 2 years, and remove pre-existing conditions on approvals requiring immediate metering compliance.
Creation of a Hunter-Paterson Environmental Water Advisory Group.
Improvement of proposed annual water determination (AWD) rules in Hunter Tidal Pool water sources WSP
Improvement of cease-to-pump triggers in Hunter Regulated River WSP.
Regular consultation for water agency projects like WaterNSW pricing proposal 2025-30 and water infrastructure projects.
Improved communication with local MPs, the NSW Minister for Water and NSW Shadow Minister for Water
New South Wales Irrigators’ Council
HVWUA is a member of the New South Wales Irrigators’ Council. Your membership with HVWUA helps this partnership to continue.
Please consider becoming a member of HVWUA and paying the NSWIC annual levy so that we can keep our voice strong to government.
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