A new relationship between the Cotton Industry and Regional Natural Resource Management (NRM) bodies has successfully capitalised on the implementation of NRM Best Management Practices within cotton catchments.

The Cotton Best Management Practice (BMP) program was first introduced in 1997 to address negative public opinion of the industry and chemical contamination issues.

Since 1995, the Watson's have rehabilitated more than 22km of the Namoi River and are still going! However they have not tried to do it all at once.