Australia has a variable climate – it is a country of droughts and flooding rain. This means that water management needs to be adaptable.
Last updated: 27 June 2023
Long-term diversion limit equivalent (LTDLE) factors (also known as the Cap factors) were established to accurately assess how much water has been recovered for the environment, and to guide future water recovery decisions.
Last updated: 1 May 2025
There’s a limit to the amount of water that can be taken from the rivers for towns, industries and farmers in the Murray–Darling Basin.
Last updated: 2 August 2024
Published: 8 December 2017
The Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has recommended an adjustment of 605 gigalitres (GL) to the Sustainable Diversion Limits in the southern Basin to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Barnaby Joyce.
Published: 21 November 2017
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.
Published: 22 November 2016
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.
Published: 1 November 2016
The Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has determined that a change to the Basin Plan will be proposed for public consultation later this year.
Published: 14 October 2016
The Murray–Darling Basin Authority held its scheduled monthly meeting on Thursday, 13 October, 2016, in Canberra with all six Authority members in attendance.
Published: 26 August 2016
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.