Environmental experts are calling for more help to allow Murray-Darling Basin wetlands to thrive long after the recession of floodwater.
abc.net.au/news/murray-darling-basin-support-needed-for-environmental-watering/102154148Environmental experts are calling for more collaboration across the Murray-Darling Basin to continue the delivery of water to critical ecosystems as floodwaters subside.
Faith Coleman is an estuarine ecologist who studies South Australia's internationally protected Coorong wetland at the mouth of the Murray River. "If we can get everyone to collaborate, just like the environment does, that would be a lovely thing." SA Water Minister Susan Close said she was hopeful for more cross-basin cooperation following the temporary environmental reprieve from the floods and change in water ministers.
CSIRO water ecosystems expert Tanya Doody, who leads interstate salt intersection pumping projects, said cross-state collaboration on the Murray Darling Basin was critically important. Environmental water could be pumped into sites that are further away from the river system, such as Chowilla in South Australia.
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