Regional Leakage Reduction Program – Ad Hoc Grants | NSW Government

Funding for Local Water Utilities to reduce water leakage in regional NSW.

Key information

Status: Not open for application
Grant amount: Up to $150,000

Program objective

The Regional Leakage Reduction Program aims to reduce water leakage across water networks in regional NSW.

Funding will go towards programs that find leaks in supply networks and improve infrastructure, and Local Water Utilities capability to maintain leakage reductions.

Leakage reduction projects are co-funded with Local Water Utilities in the areas of capacity building, pressure management, leakage control and metering. Local Water Utilities were selected for this grant based upon their water security.

This program is funded and administered by The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

Grant recipients

Recipients for this program were selected to meet the program objectives.

Eligible recipients were invited to participate and were required to meet the objectives.

Balranald Shire Council

Capacity building, pressure management, leakage control and metering.

$121,463

Bellingen Shire Council

Capacity building, pressure management, leakage control and metering.

$39,089

Carrathool Shire Council

Capacity building, pressure management, leakage control and metering.

$112,402

Central Darling Shire Council

Capacity building, pressure management, leakage control and metering.

$150,000

Hilltops Council

Capacity building, pressure management, leakage control and metering.

$143,895

All recipients (10)

Support and contact

Find more information about the Regional Leakage Reduction Program.

For all enquiries contact the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water by email at water.enquiries@dpie.nsw.gov.au