New publications from the Murray Darling Basin Authority

The Murray Darling Basin Authority has release two new publications

Under the Water Act 2007, the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has responsibility for developing and implementing a Basin Plan for the Murray-Darling Basin. There are a number of elements within the Basin Plan that require socio-economic information — either as a specific mandatory component of the Basin Plan, or as inputs to analysis used to develop the Basin Plan.

Issues Paper: Development of Sustainable Diversion Limits for the Murray-Darling Basin

This paper explores issues around developing sustainable diversion limits (SDLs) for the Murray-Darling Basin and describes the relationship between SDLs and the other elements of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority’s (MDBA) proposed Basin Plan. It discusses the process for developing SDLs and how they will be expressed in the Basin Plan. This paper is to help people and organisations provide input to this key element of the proposed Basin Plan prior to its scheduled release in 2010. The MDBA encourages you to lodge a submission on your views of the SDL paper (submissions close on 18 December 2009).

http://www.mdba.gov.au/services/publications
Socio-Economic Context for the Murray–Darling Basin