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Progress of water recovery towards 'Bridging the Gap' to sustainable diversion limits as at 31 December 2023.

After water is used some of it can return back to the river system – this water is known as a ‘return flow’.

Overland flow refers to water that runs across the land after rainfall, flooding, or after it rises to the surface naturally from underground. Capturing this water on a floodplain is referred to as overland flow development or floodplain harvesting.

Australia has a variable climate – it is a country of droughts and flooding rain. This means that water management needs to be adaptable.

As COVID-19 challenges our way of working and communicating, the Murray–Darling Basin Authority remains committed to serving Basin communities and the nation with as little disruption as possible in the coming weeks and months. Implementing the Basin Plan and managing the River Murray on behalf of Basin governments continues to be our priority.

The New South Wales Government and the Australian Government requested the Murray–Darling Basin Authority to undertake a review of Nimmie-Caira’s estimated contribution to the water recovery target.

The Basin Plan and the Constraints Management Strategy (CMS) require the MDBA to report annually to Basin ministers about progress with matters covered by the CMS.

In 2012, Basin state governments asked the MDBA to develop a Constraints Management Strategy to investigate how water can get to where it’s needed, when it’s needed while avoiding or mitigating impacts to riparian landholders, communities and industries. 

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority’s (MDBA) position statement on floodplain harvesting outlines the expectations of the MDBA and how this water use occurs.