Sydney Water Regulation 2025

Overview

What’s this about?

The Sydney Water Regulation 2017 will be automatically stop operating on 1 September 2025. 

It is important to have regulations in place because they support Sydney Water to carry out obligations under the Sydney Water Act 1994. 

The regulation enables Sydney Water to protect its assets, implement water restrictions during drought, and ensure compliance with certain rules relating to Controlled Areas, plumbing and drainage works and water restrictions.

We would like your feedback to better understand how the regulation supports Sydney Water in: 

• acting to protect its assets and water quality, in order to provide safe, clean, reliable drinking water
• protecting waterways and the environment
• providing drinking, recycled, wastewater and stormwater services to over 5.4 million people across Sydney, Blue Mountains and the Illawarra.

Have your say

Have your say by 11:59pm Sunday 15 June 2025.

There are 2 ways to submit your feedback.

You are welcome to attend an online information session (webinar) and complete an online survey. Department staff will provide an update on the proposed changes and answer your questions.  

Please visit the department's web page for more information and to register.