Victoria
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0Lessons learnt from the 2016 blue-green algae outbreak
You feel feverish… a headache arrives… then a runny nose and all of sudden you’ve got the flu. This is what happened to the River Murray and surrounding areas this year, only it wasn’t the flu — it was blue-green algae.
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0The important role of environmental watering
Environmental water plays an important role in creating and maintaining a sustainable river system within the Murray–Darling Basin, but what is environmental water and what does it achieve? Environmental water is water used to achieve environmental outcomes within the Basin. These outcomes include benefits to ecosystem functions, biodiversity, water quality and water resource health. Essentially, […]
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0Water trading in the Murray-Darling Basin
Water trading in the Murray–Darling Basin is responsible for 95% of the volume of all water traded in Australia. The Basin’s water market is driven by user demand and supply. Users determine whether they need to buy or sell their water at a particular time, and the market price is a reflection of these demand and supply factors.
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0How water is allocated within the Basin
A diverse range of communities and industries rely on access to the Murray-Darling Basin’s water resources. Basin state governments are working together to ensure a balance is achieved between the water needs of communities, industries and the environment in order to maintain a healthy river system. As there is a limit on the amount of […]
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0Deakin’s American dreams for the Basin
As part of Australian Heritage Week, the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) is looking back on the diverse history of the Basin to understand how the nation developed and reflect on what makes the Murray–Darling Basin so special. Alfred Deakin, Australia’s second Prime Minister, is one of the most iconic and widely celebrated historical figures throughout […]
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0Shaping sustainable diversion limits in the Basin
Ensuring a balance between the water needs of communities, industries and the environment is key to achieving a healthy Basin. Over the last few decades, overdevelopment within the Murray–Darling Basin led to more water being extracted from the catchment than could be replenished, and the overall health of the Basin was declining. The Basin Plan […]
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0What is a healthy river system?
We hear a lot about achieving a ‘healthy river system’ in the Murray–Darling Basin, but what actually is a healthy river system? What does a healthy Murray–Darling Basin look like? A healthy river system is one which supports all competing interests relying on its precious natural resource – water. One that supports the environment such […]
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0Investigating Progress in the Basin
The Murray–Darling Basin is a diverse and complex river system, with its different environments, communities and users constantly in a state of change. The Basin Plan was created to ensure a balance is achieved between the water made available for community, industry and environmental purposes. The recently released 2014-15 Basin Plan annual report highlights progress […]
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0Inspiring future freshwater scientists
The Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre (MDFRC) has a long history of teaching, both in an academic university environment, and at the secondary school level for regional youth interested in the environment and freshwater ecology. The MDFRC Wodonga Laboratory has hosted the Rotary Murray-Darling School of Freshwater Research (RMDSFR) annually, attracting students from secondary schools in New South Wales, Victoria, […]
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0Investigating the Gippsland Lakes
Water Technology is proud to have contributed to numerous studies a on the Gippsland Lakes