An emergency response centre, headed by NSW Police, has been put into action in the state's far west to coordinate the clean-up of the worst mass kill ever to hit the Darling River in Menindee.
abc.net.au/news/emergency-centre-activated-to-clean-up-menindee-fish-kill/102117524An emergency response centre has been put into action in the state's far west to coordinate the clean-up of the worst mass kill ever to hit the region.
"There is no need for community concern as the initial assessment has determined multiple viable solutions to maintain water supply to the Menindee township and surrounds," State Emergency Operations Controller, Deputy Commissioner Emergency Management Peter Thurtell, said in statement. The incident, which surpasses similar events in 2018 and 2019, was caused by low oxygen levels in the water — known as hypoxic blackwater — and made worse by high temperatures which reached close to 40 degrees Celsius on Sunday.In Sunday's statement police said state agencies were "continuing targeted releases of higher quality water where possible to boost dissolved oxygen levels in this area".
"Numerous agencies are already on the ground in the area, with more on the way to conduct and support operational activities," operations lead NSW Police Force Regional Emergency Operations Controller, Assistant Commissioner Brett Greentree, said."Which will include the removal of as many of the dead fish as possible, prioritising the immediate areas around Menindee, as well as other areas deemed high-risk in terms of water supply," he said.
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