The Barnard River Scheme is an inter-basin water transfer system in New South Wales, which can transfer water from the Barnard River in the upper Manning River catchment over the Mount Royal Range into the Hunter River.
The scheme was constructed between 1983 and 1985, to provide drought relief water for Bayswater Power Station which was being constructed at the same time.
The scheme consists of:
According to the NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change website The Barnard Scheme has been rarely used in recent years and is partly decommissioned as of 2006. [1]