The NSW government will free up surrendered water entitlements for Aboriginal people as they release the state's first Aboriginal Water Strategy.
Aboriginal-controlled organisations can now register their interest for a share of 26,000 megalitres, which can be used for cultural and environmental purposes, and commercial operations like small-scale farming.
The government announced the strategy in mid-October, which they say aims to increase Aboriginal water ownership.
However, water policy consultant and former director of the Murray Darling Basin Authority, Maryanne Slattery, said most licences will have limited use.
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