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
  • Environmental Pathways Project - Master Plans Project (Bookmark Creek and Lock 3)
• Riverine Recovery Project addressing the health and sustainability of wetlands and floodplains along the river
• Weir pool raising and lowering
  • Weir pool Raising and Lowering 2023 FAQ
• Sustaining Riverland Environments (continuation of SARFIIP)
  • Lock 3 Reach
  • Lock 6 Reach
  • Bookmark Creek

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
• The Coorong, Lower Lakes (Albert and Alexandrina) and Murray Mouth Ramsar wetland of international importance
• Variable Lakes
• 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 Landscape South Australia Murraylands and Riverland's website.