CANBERRA, ACT, May 16 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release:
The likelihood of water quality issues typically reduces as the season transitions from warmer to cooler months.
Conditions continue to remain favourable for algal growth across much of the Basin including northern Basin rivers/storages, NSW central west, Menindee Lakes, Lachlan/Murrumbidgee and mid-Murray systems, Victorian central/northern storages, and SA's Goolwa Channel.
Bushfire contamination may impact Victoria's Grampians region.
Water quality within the Basin is monitored by individual States. Any site-specific alerts, warnings or advisories are issued by those respective States.
* Blue-green algae (BGA) / algal blooms: Algae can pose ...