Water NSW Declared Catchment

The declared Sydney catchment area is defined in Clause 17 of Schedule 2 of the Water NSW Act 2014. The declared Sydney catchment area is comprised of the inner catchment area and the outer catchment area. The inner catchment area is the area of land within the Special Areas (Warragamba, Metropolitan, Woronora, Blue Mountains ( Blackheath, Katoomba and Woodford), Shoalhaven, Fitzroy Falls and Wingecarribee) and the hydrological catchment of the Prospect Reservoir. The outer catchment is the area of land within the hydrological catchments of the Warragamba River and its tributaries which drain to Lake Burragorang; the Shoalhaven River and its tributaries which drain to Lake Yarrunga; and Greaves, Whipcord, Woodford and Cascades Creeks, but excluding the inner catchment area described above.