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The Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) is the principal government agency in charge of managing the Murray–Darling Basin in an integrated and sustainable manner. The MDBA is an independent statutory agency that manages, in conjunction with the Basin states, the Murray–Darling basin's water resources in the national interest.
The Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) was formed in 2008 to manage the Murray–Darling Basin in an integrated and sustainable manner. The MDBA is responsible for preparing and overseeing a legally-enforceable management plan. In October 2010, MDBA released a draft Murray–Darling Basin Plan (MDBP) for consultation. [24]
The Murray–Darling Cap is a policy limiting irrigation diversions in the Murray–Darling Basin to the volume of water that would have been diverted under 1993/94 levels of development. [1] It seeks to strike a balance between the amount of water available to irrigators , the security of their water supply, and the environment.
Up until the Act's introduction, the Murray–Darling Basin was under the sole jurisdiction of the Basin state governments. According to ABC News, the 2006-07 Murray–Darling drought was the main event that influenced (now former) Prime Minister John Howard to begin forming the Murray–Darling Basin Plan and subsequent Act, Howard having said that with "the prospect of long term climate ...
In 1931, the Murray-Darling Basin Commission authorised the construction of five barrages. Work commenced in 1935 and was completed in 1940. Work commenced in 1935 and was completed in 1940. South Australia's Engineering and Water Supply Department undertook the project, with costs shared equally by the governments of South Australia, Victoria ...
Murray River, Murray–Darling basin [ 2 ] Edward River , or Kolety is an anabranch of the Murray River and part of the Murray–Darling basin , is located in the western Riverina region of south-western New South Wales , Australia .
The Murrumbidgee River (/ m ʌr ə m ˈ b ɪ dʒ i / [6]) is a major tributary of the Murray River within the Murray–Darling basin and the second longest river in Australia.It flows through the Australian state of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, descending 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) over 1,485 kilometres (923 mi), [2] generally in a west-northwesterly direction from the ...
Australia can be divided into 12 major drainage divisions. For example, the Murray-Darling drainage division consists of the Murray River basin and the Darling River basin. Three of these drainage divisions account for 87% of the water that Australia consumes – the North East Coast division, the South East Coast division, and the Murray-Darling.