Joint submission from the Murray Darling Conservation Alliance
The Murray Darling Conservation Alliance is pleased to provide comments for consideration ahead of the release of the MDBA’s Constraints Relaxation Implementation Roadmap.
Relaxing constraints on river flow is essential. Without these projects, ‘achieving so-called enhanced environmental outcomes will either not happen, or will result in limited outcomes’. These projects are also essential to realise the greatest benefit from water that has been recovered. The failure of state governments to implement these measures has, in the broader water management context, meant that only 7% of the wetland area in targeted river valleys is receiving effective environmental flows.
The Roadmap aims to resolve shared issues by providing a common approach across river systems and jurisdictions to reporting, transparency and public accountability; program implementation and governance including regulatory approvals; supporting the acceleration of constraint measures; and managing impacts on third parties.
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About the Murray Darling Conservation Alliance: We are a national voice for the rivers, wetlands and wildlife of the Murray-Darling Basin. Our members include conservation groups in every Basin state, representing half a million people in rural communities and east coast cities. Each group has been advocating for the environment at the state level for more than 50 years. Together we have a shared vision for healthy inland rivers. The Alliance is pleased to provide comments for consideration ahead of the release of the MDBA’s Constraints Relaxation Implementation Roadmap. Learn more: mdca.org.au