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The Hydrometric Networks and Remote Sensing Program was completed in September 2024 in collaboration with the New South Wales and Queensland Governments, the Bureau of Meteorology, Geoscience Australia, and the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA). It offers enhanced water monitoring systems and improved access to accurate water data for licence holders, compliance officers, and the community.

When establishing the Basin Plan it was determined that a portion of surface water and groundwater entitlements should be recovered and retained in the system, to improve the health of rivers, wetlands and groundwater systems. This is known as the water recovery target, and is a long-term average.

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority (the MDBA) is subject to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Privacy Act), and the requirements of the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) at Schedule 1 of the Privacy Act.

Registers will be updated to include each PIA undertaken by the MDBA, after completion.

Basin state governments develop water resource plans. We work closely with Basin state governments to ensure water resource plans meet the requirements of the Basin Plan, and address the local requirements of water resource management.

Annual Reports of the Chief Executive to parliament on the performance of the Murray–Darling Basin Authority.

This pilot study explored the possibility of using drones and a spectral library to map non-woody vegetation.

A regular monthly update from our Chief Executive, Andrew McConville as part of the River Reach e-newsletter.

The 32nd meeting of the Advisory Committee on Social, Economic and Environmental Sciences (ACSEES) was held on 21 and 22 October 2024, with members convening on Ngunnawal Country in Canberra. The meeting was chaired by Professor Bill Young.

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) is organised in 4 divisions. Branches are organised within these divisions to deliver the organisation's business and operational priorities.