Lachlan
The Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project

At the Murray-Darling Basin Water summit, convened by the Prime Minister on 7 November 2006, it was agreed to:
Commission the CSIRO to report progressively by the end of 2007 on sustainable yields of surface and groundwater systems within the Murray-Darling Basin, including an examination of assumptions about sustainable yields in light of changes in climate and other issues.

As a result, the CSIRO has been contracted by the National Water Commission to report on current and future water availability in the Murray-Darling Basin.

Lachlan is one in a series of regions being assessed as part of the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project.

The Lachlan region is in central western New South Wales and represents eight per cent of the total area of the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB).

The region has a population of around 90 000 people concentrated in the centres of  Cowra, Young, Parkes, Forbes, West Wyalong and Condobolin.

The following documents detail the research findings for this region:

	Fact Sheet (PDF, 309 kB) A brief guide to the key findings for this region from the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yield Project report. (2 pages)
	Snapshot (PDF, 2.6 MB) Summary of a report for this region from the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project. (12 pages)
	Regional Report (PDF, 5.3 MB) The full report for this region from the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project. (146 pages)
	Stakeholder briefing (PDF, 974 kB) A presentation made to region stakeholders regarding the findings of the project. (33 pages)

CONTACT
Dr Tom Hatton
Director Water for a Healthy Country Flagship
Phone: 61 2 6246 5745
Fax: 61 2 6246 4564
Email: Tom.Hatton@csiro.au

Further information on the Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project.