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The Murrumbidgee River near Jugiong, New South Wales
The Murrumbidgee River near Jugiong, New South Wales.

Murrumbidgee region: CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project

Murrumbidgee is one of a series of 18 regions being assessed as part of the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project.

Background

The Murrumbidgee region is in southern New South Wales and is based around the Murrumbidgee River. It represents 8.2 per cent of the total area of the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB).

The region has a population of around 500 000 people concentrated in the centres of Canberra, Wagga Wagga, Griffith, Leeton and Hay.

Research findings

The following documents detail the research findings:

The front cover of the report.
Murrumbidgee Regional Report, Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project

The full report for the Murrumbidgee region from the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project. (172 pages)

The first page of the fact sheet.
Murrumbidgee region fact sheet: Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project

A brief guide to the key findings from the CSIRO Murray-Darling Sustainable Yield Project report on the Murrumbidgee region. (2 pages)

The front cover of the report.
Murrumbidgee snapshot: summary of regional report

A summary of a report to the Australian Government from the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project. (12 pages)

Front cover of the Water Availability in Murrumbidgee presentation.
Presentation of results from the Murrumbidgee region, Murray-Darling Basin sustainable yields project

A presentation made to Murrumbidgee region stakeholders regarding the findings of the project. (26 pages)

Find out more about the The Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project.

 

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  • The Murrumbidgee region is one of a series of 18 regions within the Murray-Darling Basin which is being assessed as part of the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields Project
  • The region is in southern New South Wales and is based around the Murrumbidgee River It represents 8.2 per cent of the total area of the Basin
  • The region uses more than 22 per cent of the total surface water which diverted for irrigation and urban use in the Murray-Darling Basin, and more than 24 per cent of the total groundwater resource that is extracted in the Basin
  • The current permitted levels of surface water use are extremely high relative to water availability, with 53 per cent of the available surface water allowed for use

Contact Information

Primary Contact

Dr Tom Hatton
Director
Water for a Healthy Country Flagship
Phone: 61 2 6246 5745 
Fax: 61 2 6246 4564 

MEDIA Contact

Ms Mary Mulcahy
Communications Manager
Land and Water
and Water for a Healthy Country Flagship
Phone: 61 2 6246 4565 
Alt Phone: 61 419 236 519 
Fax: 61 2 6246 5800