Feb 272013
 
World Water Day Fun at Questacon

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 [...]

Nov 282011
 

Here is the info on the last week of River Murray operations. If you’d like to see the full report with images, graphs and data on flow and salinity, it’s on the MDBA website.
River Operations
MDBA active storage decreased by 78 GL during the week to 7,440 GL (87% capacity). At Dartmouth Reservoir, the total storage [...]

Nov 252011
 
The Environmental Watering Plan: a plan within a plan

Today we published an explanation of the Environmental Watering Plan (EWP), which is part of the draft Basin Plan.
The EWP is a major part of the Basin Plan. Its role is to achieve the best possible environmental outcomes using the water made available by the Basin Plan. The EWP itself will not be a static [...]

Nov 242011
 
The facts on groundwater

Further updated on 27 January 2012
Updated on 23 January 2012

Surface water sustainable diversion limits (SDLs) have been the focus of a lot of interest both before and after the release of the draft Basin Plan. However, discussion has grown around the matter of groundwater.
This is partly because of the Commonwealth Government’s announcement of an interim [...]