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There is a month left before submissions on the proposed Basin Plan amendments close and the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) is encouraging submissions from the community.

Weirs on the River Murray in Victoria and New South Wales are being reinstated during December as the floods pass downstream into South Australia.

There is a month left before submissions on the proposed Basin Plan amendments close and the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) is encouraging submissions from the community.

A transcript: of the Basin Plan amendments made by MDBA's Chief Executive Phillip Glyde, address at Parliament House 2016.

The Murray–Darling Basin Ministerial Council met in Adelaide today to discuss progress towards major milestones in the implementation of the Basin Plan, including the Northern Basin Review, as well as current water management issues in the Basin arising from the very wet conditions over winter and spring.

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority was glad to be part of constructive meetings held this week by the Minister for Health and Aged Care and Member for Farrer, Sussan Ley, and the Member for Indi, Cathy McGowan, in the wake of recent Hume Dam flood operations.

River users may notice a darker water colour in parts of the River Murray and its tributaries over the coming weeks.

People in the area downstream of Hume Dam are advised to continue monitoring local flood warnings as releases from Hume Dam increase and further rain is forecast over the coming days.

Water releases from Hume Dam have increased in the past week as the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) continues to monitor inflows and rain forecasts.

Flood activity can mobilise a significant mass of salt from the floodplain during both the flood and the subsequent recession period.