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MORE WASTE DISPOSAL STATIONS ONLINE

May 1, 2023 9:49 am in by
Flow Report Edited
As the flood recovery continues, more waste disposal stations are now back online.
Currently it is the lock 6 and lock 3 stations are off line, with the lock 6 structure said to be back running in the first half of this year.
River murray flows to SA are expected to dip to around 18GL per day this week, still above the states entitlement of 4.5GL per day at this time of the year.
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Increased salinity levels are common during flood recessions. The Department is closely monitoring elevated salinity levels throughout the River Murray in South Australia. In general, salinity levels across the River Murray in SA have remained approximately between 400-550 EC. It is understood that some irrigators have recorded higher salinity readings at isolated locations. These higher readings are more likely to be observed at the bottom of the water column.

Dredging at the Murray Mouth continues to be suspended due to high flows scouring sand out of the mouth. A wider and deeper Murray Mouth will have positive environmental benefits following the flood through enabling better exchange of water between the ocean and the Murray estuary and Coorong.

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