New South Wales New South Wales has nine Catchment Management Boards within the Murray-Darling Basin.

The objective of Catchment Management Boards is to enhance the capacity of total catchment management to substantially improve the quality and sustainability of our state’s natural resources and environment.

There are five specific tasks that each board focus on, these are:

1. Identify the opportunities, problems and threats associated with the use of
    natural resources to support rural production and protection and enhancement
    of the environment.

2. Identify the first order objectives and target, within the overall legislative and 
    policy framework, for the use and management of the region’s natural
    resources.

3. Develop management option, strategies and actions to address the identified
    objectives and targets.

4. Assist in developing a greater understanding within the community of the
    issues identified and action required to support rural production and enhance  
    the environment.

5. Initiate proposals for projects and assess against the targets, all projects
    submitted for funding under Commonwealth and State natural resource  
    management grant programs.

Catchment boards

Gwydir Catchment Management Board
Lachlan Catchment Management Board
Border Rivers Catchment Management Board
Namoi Catchment Management Board
Lower Murray-Darling Catchment Management Board
Murray Catchment Management Board
Western Catchment Management Board
Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Board
Central West Catchment Management Board