A free public forum at the University of Adelaide today will examine new approaches to smarter water management in the face of a future decline in water available from the River Murray.
The forum - being hosted by the Water Research Centre of the University's Environment Institute - is part of an ongoing series known as "Water Wednesday".
Today's Water Wednesday will focus on predictions that the River Murray will have lower inflows in future, while water allocations are greatly exceeding what the system is able to cope with.
"The effects of past over-allocation plus the current drought will be compounded by future significant declines in inflows," this week's Water Wednesday chairman Professor Martin Lambert said.
Guest presenters at the forum will include: Dr Bill Young of the CSIRO, currently with the Murray-Darling Basin Authority; Water Security commissioner Robyn McLeod; and University of Adelaide Associate Professor George Ganf.
Sustainable water yields, future water security and ecological perspectives will all be discussed in the forum.
"The Water Research Centre promotes public debate on new approaches to water management," Professor Lambert said.
"The Murray-Darling Basin is in crisis and smarter water management is needed to keep the river alive. Science can play a critical role in enabling water managers and consumers to manage this precious resource in a sustainable way."
The free forum will run from 5.30pm-6.45pm today. Bookings are essential.
* Details: www.adelaide.edu.au/environment/w rc
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