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The Spring testing season is now live. Funding for the initial 420 sites has been provided by the MDBA to make them free and available to the community.

The Chowilla Floodplain was inundated in late 2022 – monitoring shows the ecosystem is now thriving.

A billabong which has filled for the first time in years is the site of a new fish monitoring project.

The Basin’s annual fish survey shows positive signs for important native species

The Barmah Choke has a default trade restriction in place. This is necessary to protect water delivery to existing water entitlement holders and maintain the river environment in the Choke.

The Barmah Choke is a naturally occurring narrow stretch of the River Murray. A default trade restriction is in place at the Choke to protect water delivery to existing entitlement holders and for environmental reasons.

A large number of water access rights are traded throughout the Basin. These rights all have different characteristics including priority, reliability and form of take.

To continue to support the efficient functioning of water markets in the River Murray system, the Murray–Darling Basin Authority and water agencies and authorities from New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia have been investigating better ways to make trade adjustments.

Assessing the effectiveness of water management initiatives in the Murray–Darling Basin is vital.

This Program Plan provides an overview of the Basin Condition Monitoring Program development, and for each project a brief description, proposed delivery model and anticipated outcomes.