The Australian Water Association (AWA) has welcomed the money reserved in the recent NSW Budget to fund initiatives that secure urban water supplies and to drought-proof regional communities. Some key water investments in the NSW Budget include: 1. $700 million to maintain, renew and upgrade critical infrastructure across Sydney's water network 2. $39 million to upgrade and install town water and sewerage service 3. $12 million to improve water and sewerage services for 61 Aboriginal communities in NSW 4. $17 million to scope infrastructure projects in the Murray-Darling Basin that will further the State's ability to meet the water saving requirements under the Basin Plan 5. $1 million towards scoping and feasibility studies for the construction of a new dam on the Belubula River 6. $500,000 to undertake feasibility studies and prepare business cases for priority water security infrastructure projects which enhance town water security across regional NSW.
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