Published: 8 January 2025
Published: 12 June 2024
Progress of water recovery towards 'Bridging the Gap' to sustainable diversion limits as at 31 December 2023.
Published date: 15 February 2024
Last updated: 27 June 2023
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.
Last updated: 1 May 2025
The Murray−Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) will set up an independent review panel to undertake a review of each Basin state’s planning assumptions and revised Long Term Diversion Limit Equivalence (LTDLE) factors.
Published date: 18 July 2024
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.
Published date: 9 December 2019
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.
Last updated: 18 November 2024
Water is used for a wide range of purposes across the Murray−Darling Basin. Water from rivers, lakes and underground is used by communities, farmers and industries.
Last updated: 19 August 2024
Published: 15 April 2020
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.