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The MDBA has analysed water recovery in 41 communities across the southern Murray–Darling Basin as of 31 October 2016 as part of its interim Basin Plan Evaluation and found that water recovery through infrastructure has generated 224 GL in water savings for farmers and the environment.

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) is today calling for submissions about proposed Basin Plan amendments that are designed to improve the outcomes for communities, the environment and regional economies.

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has determined that a change to the Basin Plan will be proposed for public consultation later this year.

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

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority held its scheduled monthly meeting on Thursday, 13 October, 2016, in Canberra with all six Authority members in attendance.

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) was established to implement and monitor the Basin Plan — a plan that is about ensuring a healthy and productive river system for future generations.

The MDBA commissioned a project in 2013 to identify the types of rules and resource condition limits (RCLs) that jurisdictions could use in water resource plans to manage the site-specific impacts of groundwater take and to provide a suggested framework on how an assessment of the need for rules can be undertaken.

The Sustainable Rivers Audit (SRA) is the most comprehensive assessment of the ecological health of rivers in the Murray–Darling Basin.

The Mitta Mitta Biological Monitoring Program was initiated in 1998 to monitor the condition of the biological communities of the lower Mitta Mitta River, and to investigate the impacts of Dartmouth Dam on overall health of the Mitta Mitta River.

This report includes the River Murray revised Water Quality Monitoring Program to characterise the overall water quality changes over time.