Murray Project - Reconnecting River Country Program

About the Murray Project

The Reconnecting River Country Program is a key Murray-Darling Basin Plan initiative.

In the Murray program area, funding allows the program to:

• progress technical studies for a future Murray Final Business Case, including hydraulic modelling, environment benefits and risk assessments and climate change and salinity impact assessments by December 2026
• replace aging water infrastructure in the Werai Forest by December 2026.

Landholder engagement in the Murray program area is currently paused, awaiting consideration by Basin jurisdictions of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority’s (MDBA) Constraints Relaxation Implementation Roadmap.

The roadmap was developed in consultation with the Basin states, the Australian Government and the public, and was published in December 2024. It provides a guide for governments and communities to navigate the complex reforms required to relax constraints. The roadmap findings reflect the

MDBA view on how to move forward with relaxing constraints, including specific recommendations for the Murray.

NSW is actively working with Basin jurisdictions to determine next steps for a project in the Murray.

It’s important to note, the program has not yet developed a Final Business Case for the Murray. A recommended flow limit for the Murray cannot be determined until the benefits and risks for all flow limit options, including a cost benefit analysis, are considered in a detailed Final Business Case.

Find out more about the flow options being considered in the Murray on the program’s inundation mapping.