Murray
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.

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

The Murray region straddles southern New South Wales, northern Victoria and south-eastern South Australia and represents 19.5 percent of the total area of the MDB.

The region is based around the Murray River and lower Darling River below Menindee and extends the full length of the Murray River to the Southern Ocean. It represents 19.5 per cent of the total area of the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB).

The region has a population of around 309 000 people concentrated in the centres of Albury-Wodonga, Echuca, Swan Hill, Mildura, Renmark, Murray Bridge and Goolwa.

The region includes some large and important wetlands along the Murray River, the lower Darling River, the Great Darling Anabranch and the Edward Wakool system.

The following documents detail the research findings for this region:

	Fact Sheet (PDF, 184 kB) A brief guide to the key findings for this region from the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yield Project report. (4 pages)
	Snapshot (PDF, 3.7 MB) Summary of a report for this region from the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project. (16 pages)
	Regional Report (PDF, 6.1 MB) The full report for this region from the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project. (234 pages)
	Stakeholder briefing (PDF, 1.1 kB) A presentation made to region stakeholders regarding the findings of the project. (36 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.