Water news

Water users will benefit from a new multimillion-dollar investment in improving the system for managing water licencing and trading.

A new book, Natural History of the Coorong, Lower Lakes, and Murray Mouth region (Yarluwar-Ruwe), will be launched at the World Wetlands Day event in Goolwa.

A drilling program carried out in the APY Lands last year by the Department for Environment and Water (DEW) has revealed ancient underground water, which will ultimately be good news for the region’s economic development.

An annual project to control blue-green algae in the Torrens Lake during Adelaide’s summer months is underway with a release of fresh water from upstream storages.

Two reports have been released detailing actions to restore the ecological health of the Coorong.