If you are really keen here are the briefings ten green groups got yesterday from the Murray-Darling Basin Authority before their (precalculated) dummy spit (see story here).
Key is what’s missing: the so called ‘‘super sheet’’ outlining the environmental watering outcomes for key indicator sites in the Basin from a 2,800 gig SDL. The groups are understood to have been told the super sheet is currently being updated and needs to go to the Basin Authoirty’s board before it is released.
The briefings they got are as follows:
* The management and planning of the Commonwealth environmental water holder. Key points: entitlements held by the environmental water holder are now over 1000 gigs as of August 31 (66 per cent in the southern basin and 34 per cent in the north). A consultation paper on trade options for the environmental water holder is also flagged to be released in the coming weeks.
Briefing is here: Cmth Enviro Water -presentation
— The Authority’s current thinking for the draft plan.
Key points: 2,800 gig SDL is again prominent. Confirms sensitivity modelling being done on 2,400 and 3,200 gigs.
Briefing is here: current thinking presentation
— Surface water environmental requirements.
Key points: Poor environmental watering results in the Lower Murray floodplain and red gum regions. Talk of capacity constraints in the system.
Briefing is here: Enviro water requirements – surface water
