The Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has reassured communities the storages and weirs are well positioned to meet irrigation, community, and environmental needs this summer.
Despite a dry start to the water year with inflows well below average, the total active storage volume for the Murray–Darling Basin remains high at 6,770 gigalitres (GL).
Each year we release an Annual Operating Outlook for the River Murray. It explains how we may operate the River Murray system across a range of possible climatic and rainfall scenarios.