Murray Lower Darling Environmental Water Advisory Group
The Murray Lower Darling Environmental Water Advisory Group (EWAG) provides advice on managing environmental water in the Murray and Lower Darling river valleys within the area of operation of the Water Sharing Plan for the New South Wales Murray and Lower Darling Regulated Rivers Water Sources 2003.
Sources of environmental water include adaptive environmental water held by the Office of Environment and Heritage and allocations made available from entitlements held by the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder.
Who are the members of the EWAG?
Membership includes representatives from:
- Forests NSW
Department of Primary Industries
- Murray Catchment Management Authority
Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre
Murray Lower Darling Customer Service Committee
Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations
NSW Murray Wetlands Working Group
NSW Officer of Water
Office of Environment and Heritage
State Water
Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder (observer status)
Murray-Darling Basin Authority (observer status).
The Murray Catchment Management Authority chairs the EWAG.
Contacting the EWAG
Senior Wetlands and Rivers Conservation Officer - Murray
Office of Environment and Heritage
PO Box 363, Buronga NSW 2739
Telephone: (03) 5051 6200
Email: murray.ewag@environment.nsw.gov.au
Page last updated: 06 March 2013
