CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 9 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release:

Members met with representatives from NSW on issues relevant to the MDBA including funding for the Joint Programs ageing asset base and the current Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) determinations, progress on Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment Mechanism (SDLAM) projects, status of Water Resource Plans and environmental water deliveries.

The Authority was advised on the progress made with the Reconnecting River Country for the Murrumbidgee River and the next steps for the Menindee SDLAM project. The Authority was also advised on the temporary pause on some environmental water deliveries whilst metering and measurement equipmen...