Menindee Lakes & Darling River

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It might be a shame but just consider that there are literally hundreds of individuals and organizations all pushing their own self interest barrow and are unwilling to compromise. The situation has been argued over since Federation with plenty more to come.

The problem would be solved to a fair extent if the states were taken out of the decision making , the Murray /darling system should be managed under one national body.

Not sure why you blame 4 state.

South Australia is the most environmentally friendly state for the Health of the Murray.

Also is has now been reported on the radio today that the Murray Darling Authorities have said that nearly 2.5 trillion litres of water yes you have read that correctly, and enough water to fill Sydney Harbour over 4 Times or 20% of the water flowing down the Darling has been stolen since 2012.....

Now who has stolen it are the ones that should be held accountable......

South Australia is more aware of the flows because we are at the bottom end.
There would be shonky shit happening here too, no doubt.
I just think it would much better to take the states out of it , it’s one water catchment area that needs to be used to benefit the whole.
It’s actually a small part of the Murray/darling’s water but south aus is delivering more and more water to more towns etc all the time . Don’t seem to be looking for local water sources. And then there’s the massive amount of water being taken out of the great artesian to operate mining . Humans have been overusing most resources for a long time and haven’t stopped yet.

Ok then Shane

Explain why in NSW that any water pumped from the Murray Darling from a suction under 200 ml is not metres?

South Australia is the only state that stopped open channel irrigation, while in Queensland, New South Wale and Victoria still do this.

It is proven facts that South Australia is the most environmentally state....and that is facts

G’day Stephen,
I am south Australian.
I’m not up on all the info , but I’m from a non irrigation part of the state (eyre peninsula) .
And I do think our state is the least at fault . But are still part of it all. That doesn’t change the fact that my thoughts of the Murray Darling being controlled by one body and no state having more or less “clout”, is a good idea is it?
I have travelled thru a lot of irrigation areas, and couldn’t believe when I first saw single properties using as much water as the tod pipeline up the centre of eyre peninsula delivers. It’s mind boggling!!
But everything is sustainable if controlled/ used properly. Which obviously isn’t happening now.
Cheers Shane

Off topic I know
On the ABC NSW radio (yes the ABC which gave the Wentworth Group the initial free plug) yesterday afternoon they were discussing the Wentworth Group Report, it seems that the MDBA is at odds with what the Wentworth Group say. One of the area of the unexplained losses is evaporation (theft, greater on farm water efficiency and others), that is where they said the modelling got it wrong and why not as much water has been returned to the river
The Wentworth Group also only used data from 2017-19, the two year period with the lowest northern basis rainfall and river inflows in recorded history (so about 120 years) and didn't include the flows earlier this year which put water into the lower lakes and the embargo on High Flow river pumping the NSW Government introduced
We are still on level 5 restrictions in Tamworth, if you wish to be parochial and throw stones, how about all of those in Adelaide disconnecting their garden taps and sharing the pain with us?
States should be abolished full stop.
Mark

All I can say Mark.....do your homework

Adelaide has many large reservoirs that supply Adelaide with water and not all from the Murray.

Now there's a great plan - get rid of the States.
Australia: Eight jurisdictions and 15 Houses of Parliament. New Zealand: One jurisdiction, one House of Parliament.
No wonder we struggle with national issues !!

I have done some research Stephen, not just read the headline. I live in the MD basin, not out of it.

You have just acknowledged Adelaide draws water from the Murray, therefore should it not be immune from sharing the pain that drought inflicts?

Mark