How much progress has The Living Murray made?
Extensive project development is occurring to recover an average of 500GL of environmental water for the River Murray by 30 June 2009. As originally anticipated, most water will become available in the final two years of the five year timeframe. Water entitlements totalling over 100 GL are likely to be available for environmental management on 1 July 2007. The allocation against this entitlement will depend on water availability. Currently, projects are being undertaken at each of the icon sites under The Living Murray’s environmental works and management program. These projects aim to make the best possible use of water currently in the River Murray system and to optimise the benefits of environmental water recovered through The Living Murray. Stage 1 of works at Gunbower Forest and Lindsay-Wallpolla Islands have now been completed and will allow managed watering of wetlands. Existing water allocations in the River Murray system, used through The Living Murray framework, helped water
