David Harriss

David is the Commissioner of the NSW Office of Water that now forms part of the NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water. David is responsible for the overall management of the State’s surface water and groundwater resources. Previously David was Deputy Director General, Water Management of the NSW Department of Water and Energy. From 1996 and 2006 he was Regional Director in the Murray and then Murray-Murrumbidgee region for over ten years. David was the NSW Deputy Commissioner to the Murray-Darling Basin Commission from 1997 ‘ 2008 and is currently represents NSW on the Basin Officials Committee implementing the Murray-Darling Basin Agreements. David has 15 years experience in leading water planning and negotiations on the sharing of water resources at the inter-state and national level.

Involved in:

• 3rd Australian Water School (March 2013)