Murray-Darling Basin

Giving all water users a way to work together toward a healthy, working basin.

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Planning our Basin future together

Victoria’s approach to look after its environment and communities in the Murray-Darling Basin.

Getting water where it needs to go
The town of Echuca on the banks of the Murray River, Victoria, Australia

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Red Cliffs lookout at sunrise near Mildura in northern Victoria

Murray-Darling Basin overview

The Murray-Darling Basin Plan aims to share water sustainably for the long-term health of the environment, community and industry.

Green Lake in Victoria. Blue clouds with the sun rising on the horizon, trees in the background and wter in the foreground

What is the Murray-Darling Basin Plan?

The Murray Darling Basin Plan is a partnership that shares water between all users and the environment in a sustainable way.

Darter bird taking flight from off the water

Environmental benefits

In northern Victoria, waterways in the Murray-Darling Basin provide many environmental, economic, cultural, and social benefits for Victorian communities.

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Social and economic impacts of the Basin Plan in Victoria

Understanding how irrigators and communities in Victoria have been impacted by Murray-Darling Basin Plan water recovery.

The Living Murray

Working in partnership to improve the condition and reconnect some of Victoria's most important wetlands environments to the Murray River

Pumping station with man standing over it on a riverbank

Basin water quality and salinity management

Victoria has been working with local communities for almost 30 years to manage and reduce salinity in the rivers and catchments of the Murray-Darling Basin.

Oranges growing on a tree

Commonwealth Off-farm Efficiency Program

Funding additional water recovery without negative socio-economic impacts

Pumping station along the Murray

Compliance

A summary of the Compliance Compact agreed to by all Basin states.

Two ibis and three duck on a tree in front of water

Long-term diversion limit equivalent factors

LTDLE factors are a water accounting tool used to measure how much water has been recovered for the environment.

Birds in the water either taking off for flight, getting ready to leave or sitting in the water.

Sustainable diversion limits

Understand how sustainable diversion limits work and how the actual take and permitted take are determined.

Established trees in the background, water with birds in the middle of the photo and a tree stump in the foreground. A tree log at the edge of the water.

Sustainable diversion limit and adjustment mechanism

How Murray-Darling Basin Plan projects deliver water to floodplains through offset projects.

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Pipes in a field on a farm

Projects

A summary of the Victorian Murray Floodplain Restoration Project and projects aimed at operational rule changes.

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Victoria's progress

Victoria's achievements implementing the Basin Plan.

Image of the Murray in late afternoon

Reports

A summary of the reports that demonstrate our progress on delivering a healthy, working Basin.

A view from above of a lake with a stream flowing from it

Water resource plans

Outline of Victoria’s Water Resource Plans under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan with links to relevant documents.

Overhead drone footage of the Goulburn-Murray area

Victorian Constraints Measures Program

Read about each stage of the Victorian Constraints Measures Program and its rationale.

Aerial view of Hattah Lakes. Lake surrounded by mature trees.

Victorian Murray Floodplain Restoration Project

The VMFRP is part of Victoria’s obligations under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan in partnership with DEECA, LMW, GMW, MCMA, NCCMA and Parks Vic.