Review of Environmental Impacts of Flow Regulation and Other Water Resource Developments in the River Murray and Lower Darling River System Includes Glossary of Terms Final Report to Murray-Darling Basin Commission by Fluvial Systems Pty Ltd July 2002 Review of Environmental Impacts of Flow Regulation and Other Water Resource Developments in the River Murray and Lower Darling River System Includes Glossary of Terms Final Report to Murray-Darling Basin Commission by Fluvial Systems Pty Ltd Fluvial Systems Pty ltd PO Box 4117 Melbourne University Retail Parkville Vic 3010 ABN 71 085 579 095 Ph 03 93447780 Ph 0411855573 Email:
[email protected] Authors Christopher Gippel Dominic Blackham July 2002 This document should be referenced as follows: Gippel, C.J. and Blackham, D. 2002. Review of environmental impacts of flow regulation and other water resource developments in the River Murray and Lower Darling River system. Final Report by Fluvial Systems Pty Ltd, Stockton, to Murray-Darling Basin Commission, Canberra, ACT. Environmental Impacts of Flow Regulation on the River Murray Murray-Darling Basin Commission Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.............................................................................................iv 1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................1 1.1 ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS AND WATER QUALITY OBJECTIVES FOR THE RIVER MURRAY PROJECT .........................................................................................................1