Environmental projects

A number of environmental projects are underway to improve environmental outcomes for the River Murray and its wetlands and floodplains, and to provide a secure, good quality water supply. 

Basin-wide projects: 

• Basin Plan
• Constraints management
• Environmental watering
• Water quality and salinity
• The Living Murray Program which is delivering environmental water delivery to three Icon Sites in South Australia (see regions below for details on each site)  

Riverland projects:

• The Living Murray: Chowilla Floodplain Icon Site 
• South Australian Riverland Floodplains Integrated Infrastructure Program (SARFIIP) focussed on:
  • Katarapko Floodplain in the River Murray National Park near Berri
  • Pike Floodplain near Paringa and Renmark in the Riverland
  • Salinity management measures
• Riverine Recovery Project addressing the health and sustainability of wetlands and floodplains along the river
• Weir pool raising and lowering

SA mid-Murray projects:   

• Securing Low Flows
• Flows for the Future
• The Living Murray: River Murray Channel Icon Site
• Riverine Recovery Project addressing the health and sustainability of wetlands and floodplains along the river 

Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth projects: 

• Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth Recovery (CLLMM) Recovery Project which includes restoration of the Coorong, Lake Alexandrina, Lake Albert and the Murray Mouth
• The Living Murray: Lower Lakes, Coorong and Murray Mouth Icon Site
• Keeping the Murray Mouth open
• Meningie Foreshore
• The Coorong, Lower Lakes (Albert and Alexandrina) and Murray Mouth Ramsar wetland of international importance
• South East Flows Restoration
• Variable Lakes
• Barrage Fishways
• Ruppia Translocation Project
• Managing Acid Sulfate Soils
• Coorong Investigations Project

For more information what we’re doing to improve environmental outcomes for the River Murray and its wetlands and floodplains, check out the Natural Resources South Australian Murray-Darling Basin's information on restoration programs. 

Or, use the Natural Resources SA Murray-Darling Basin project finder to find a project or go to the SAMDB project map to find out what's happening near you.