supporting ecological recovery and maintaining aquatic habitat. South Lower Yes Yes N/A Improve water quality in the Promote 8.05(2)(a)(b) November 106 070 Australia Lakes River Murray channel; landscape 2013 to 8.05(3)(a) This volume has Murray Coorong aquatic vegetation, vegetation June 2014 been delivered and Murray macroinvertebrates, diversity. 8.06(3)(b)(i)(ii) in combination Mouth waterbird and fish habitat Increase with within the Coorong and 8.06(3)(c) landscape fish environmental Lower lakes; and contribute diversity. water from other 8.06(6)(a)(b) to flows to support an open Commonwealth Murray Mouth. Support bird 8.06(7) watering actions population. Support ongoing resulting in a improvement in the condition total of approx. Aid recovery. and extent of the aquatic 543 GL being herb Ruppia tuberosa, delivered to the Increase provides critical habitat for Lower Lakes, landscape refugia. fish and invertebrate species Coorong and in the Coorong Southern Murray Mouth. Lagoon. Lower River Yes Yes Yes Support the operation of weir Increase 8.05(2)(b) August 216 Murray Murray at pools that provide increased landscape 2013 8.05(3)(a) Locks 8 variability in river water levels vegetation to April and 9 weir for the purpose of improving diversity. 2014 8.06(3)(b)(i)(ii) pools native vegetation condition. Support 8.06(3)(c) vegetation recruitment and 8.06(6)(a)(b) extent.
supporting ecological recovery and maintaining aquatic habitat. South Australia Murray Lower Lakes Coorong and Murray Mouth Yes Yes N/A Improve water quality in the River Murray channel; aquatic vegetation, macroinvertebrates, waterbird and fish habitat within the Coorong and Lower lakes; and contribute to flows to support an open Murray Mouth. Support ongoing improvement in the condition and extent of the aquatic herb Ruppia tuberosa, provides critical habitat for fish and invertebrate species in the Coorong Southern Lagoon. Promote landscape vegetation diversity. Increase landscape fish diversity. Support bird population. Aid recovery. Increase landscape refugia. 8.05(2)(a)(b) 8.05(3)(a) 8.06(3)(b)(i)(ii) 8.06(3)(c) 8.06(6)(a)(b) 8.06(7) November 2013 to June 2014 106 070 This volume has been delivered in combination with environmental water from other Commonwealth watering actions resulting in a total of approx. 543 GL being delivered to the Lower Lakes, Coorong and Murray Mouth. Lower Murray River Murray at Locks 8 and 9 weir pools Yes Yes Yes Support the operation of weir pools that provide increased variability in river water levels for the purpose of improving native vegetation condition. Increase landscape vegetation diversity. Support vegetation recruitment and extent. 8.05(2)(b) 8.05(3)(a) 8.06(3)(b)(i)(ii) 8.06(3)(c) 8.06(6)(a)(b) August 2013 to April 2014 216
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