The basin authority has launched a new website to be updated weekly with details of storage levels across parts of Queensland, NSW, Victoria and South Australia.
It currently shows the dire position of Australia’s major water resources as a result of the ongoing drought. According to the latest figures storage levels across the basin are running at just 17 per cent. Of the total capacity of 22,621 gigalitres, the basin holds just 3,807. …
Water Minister Penny Wong said there been a constant request from the public for information on what water was available and where it was being held. “I hope that what this information will do is to make it clear what is happening and ensure we have a good basis for discussion about the best way forward,” she told reporters on Thursday. “Let’s understand the challenge we face. “We face the levels of storages that are identified here and we face record-low inflows. “We are facing real and substantial challenges in the Murray-Darling Basin.” The storage website can be accessed from the Murray-Darling Basin Authority website on www.mdba.gov.au/water/waterinstorage.
Water storage website doesn’t paint a pretty picture
