Before we get to the main event that is river ops, we have to share a little milestone with you.
It’s our 100th! Blog post, that is. Thanks to everyone who’s taken the time to stop by. Please keep sharing your thoughts and questions with us!
Loads of exciting stuff has been happening in the MDBA education space! Today we thought we’d give you an update on what we’ve been up to and what’s coming up.
Our education team just wrapped up an interactive display at Questacon’s Q-lab to celebrate World Water Day (we mentioned it last month). The two-week-long display, which [...]
Don’t forget to grab a copy of the full River Ops Report for more information (and data) on rainfall, river operations, storages, flow rates and salinity.
River Operations
MDBA active storage decreased by 57 GL to 5,748 GL (67% capacity). At Dartmouth Reservoir, the storage volume decreased by 13 GL to 3,622 GL (94% capacity) and the [...]
Welcome to the latest on the last week in the world of River Murray Operations. Don’t forget to get the full report, with information on rainfall, inflows and other stats, at the MDBA website.
River Operations
MDBA active storage showed an apparent increase this week of 51 GL to 5,807 GL (68% capacity). The rise was due [...]
Before we get to this week’s River Murray Ops Update (which includes the monthly summary for February), we wanted to take a moment to talk about the Menindee Lakes releases.
The main purpose of these releases is to meet state requirements (a mix of water for irrigators and water for the environment). The recent releases have [...]
World Water Day (which aims to make people aware of the importance of freshwater and the sustainable management of freshwater resources) is coming up on 22 March. This year’s will be extra special because 2013 is also the International Year of Water Cooperation.
To celebrate, the MDBA will be hosting a hands-on, practical display at Questacon’s [...]
Since today’s River Ops Update is shorter than usual, why not take those extra minutes and have look at the transcript of the speech MDBA Chair Craig Knowles gave this morning at the 8th Annual Water Symposium. He spoke about the challenges of funding Basin-wide water management and the next steps in implementing the Basin [...]