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The Murray–Darling Basin Authority will strengthen its engagement with the community in Menindee and the lower Darling in western New South Wales following a visit to the area by Chief Executive Phillip Glyde, Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack and Parkes MP Mark Coulton.

The MDBA is confident the Menindee Lakes have been operated using the best information available, according to the rules, and balancing the needs of local communities, the environment and downstream water users.

For the first time, water for the environment has flowed through a 2000-kilometre network of rivers in the northern Murray–Darling Basin, reaching the Menindee Lakes near Broken Hill.

Joint media release published with WaterNSW.

Lock 9, which allows vessels to navigate at Cullulleraine on the River Murray, will be closed for approximately two weeks from 27 November 2017.

WaterNSW has reduced the amount of water released from the Menindee Lakes from 1,000 megalitres per day (ML/day) at weir 32 to 700 ML/day. The flow rate is expected to remain at 700 ML/day until the total volume held in the lakes reaches 480 gigalitres.

This report provides a summary of feedback received during consultation on development of the Constraints Management Strategy, including feedback received throughout the public comment period on the draft Strategy and an outline of how the MDBA has responded in finalising the Strategy.

This list is updated as new projects are registered. Contact the relevant state water authority for details on individual projects.

Guidelines for supply and constraint measure feasibility studies have been developed by Basin jurisdictions.

Salinity management is one of the most significant environmental challenges facing the Murray–Darling Basin.