River Murray news

Hundreds of kilometres of the River Murray waterways and the iconic Coorong look set for a welcome boost this month with spring environmental flows expected to find their way into the South Australian leg of the river.

Draft Master Plans for the Lock 3 Reach and Bookmark Creek regions have been made available for community consultation via the State Government’s YourSAy portal.

The United Arab Emirates and South Australia will join forces to explore future water security solutions by co-hosting a major industry conference during the World Expo in Dubai from 22-24 March next year.

The first of four community workshops to discuss ways to reinstate natural habitat conditions in the Bookmark Creek was held in Renmark last week.

The Department for Environment and Water’s Water Resource Monitoring Unit celebrated a significant milestone this year undertaking their 25th Run of River salinity survey which assess salinity accessions along the South Australian leg of the river from.