The NSW government cabinet ministers had strong disagreements over Warragamba Dam management during the flooding, where Emergency Services minister David Elliott blamed Water Minister Melinda Pavey for not preparing the dam in the context of La Niña, while Pavey stated that the dam did not exacerbate the flooding. Premier Gladys Berejiklian, in concordance with Elliot, stated, "you would have had to reduce the capacity of the dam to around 20 or 25 percent which just wouldn't have been feasible."