Water Research Centre
The University of Adelaide
SA 5005 Australia
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Water Wednesday

A special forum presented by the Water
Research Centre of the University of Adelaide

'Managing the Murray icon sites: can engineering save the environment?'

The 3 Murray icon sites discussed at Water Wednesday were Chowilla, the mainstream and the Coorong & Lower Lakes. These icon sites are suffering significant environmental damage and the options for repair are limited by a lack of available water. New approaches are needed to find innovative alternatives as interim measures until flows can be increased to provide effective maintenance of these national treasures.