Sentences with phrase «providing environmental flows»

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder works closely with local waterway managers to ascertain whether providing environmental flows are likely to have a significant effect — the volumes and flows required to disperse blooms or dilute hypoxic blackwater events are often beyond what the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder holds or what can be delivered in regulated systems.

Providing environmental flow into the Coorong was a priority for the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder in 2015 - 16.

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3.9 gigalitres of Commonwealth environmental water was made available to provide flows through Muggabah Creek near Booligal in the Lachlan catchment.

Over 679,000 ML of Commonwealth environmental water was provided directly to the South Australian Murray (including over 284,000 ML of return flows from upstream Commonwealth environmental watering events in the Goulburn - Broken catchment, Campaspe River and Hattah Lakes).

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, contributed to whole - of - system watering in the River Murray, providing benefits along the length of the River Murray in 2016 - 17 and contributing to flows and targeting outcomes from Hume Dam through to the Coorong.

Additionally, Commonwealth environmental water supported the manipulation of weir pool water levels at Locks 8 and 9 to provide wetlands permanently connected to weir pools with more natural patterns of inundation and drying sequences, assist in inundating creeks and anabranches that normally receive water only during higher flow conditions (such as Mulcra Island) and provide hydraulic variability within the river channel.

In addition to the volume released from Hume Dam, return flows and the Commonwealth's 151 GL of held South Australian allocation were delivered directly to the South Australian border to meet environmental demands in the Lower River Murray, particularly for maintaining connectivity between the Lower Lakes and Coorong, and provide suitable habitat conditions (both salinity and water levels) in the Coorong for estuarine fish and vegetation species.

The Technical Report, which provides a comprehensive assessment of ecological outcomes to environmental flows in the Edward - Wakool Selected Area in 2014 - 15, including details on data analysis techniques and statistical outputs, is expected to be published by late February 2016.

Operational releases were decreased back to minimum flows in late April 2017, at which time environmental releases recommenced to provide higher baseflows in the river.

In addition to this volume released from Hume Dam and the volume approved for the Coorong, return flows and the Commonwealth's 134 GL of held South Australian allocation were delivered directly to the South Australian border for meeting environmental demands in the Lower River Murray, particularly for maintaining connectivity between the Lower Lakes Coorong and providing suitable habitat conditions (salinity and water levels) in the Coorong for estuarine fish and vegetation species.

The environmental water used at Whirlpool Corner, Disher Creek and Berri Basin was provided from flows returning to the river system from watering actions originally delivered in Victoria.

Up to 500 ML of Commonwealth environmental water has been made available to provide flows to Johnson's Waterhole between August 2013 and June 2016.

Between 6 August and 17 October 2015, 12,114 ML of Commonwealth environmental water was delivered in conjunction with 40,440 ML of NSW environmental water to provide two flow pulses to the Northern and Southern Macquarie Marshes.

Approximately 9,700 ML of Commonwealth environmental water provided overbank flows to the Warrego River which spilled on to the Western Floodplain at Toorale National Park / State Conservation Area.

Commonwealth environmental water contributed to four flow events down the Darling River zone, which provided connecting flows through the zone to Louth.

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Releases of environmental water (CEW and TLM) from Lake Victoria are providing refuge habitat from blackwater, with return flows contributing to outcomes in the Coorong.

Commonwealth environmental water contributed to a flow event that inundated 3,839 ha of the Western Floodplain and provided a flow pulse down the Warrego River in October 2016.

NSW has provided significant support for this flow event including providing environmental water, technical advice, river information, and protecting the water so that it stays in the river channel to benefit the environment.

Commonwealth environmental water provided 100 per cent of flows over the barrages between September 2015 and June 2016 into the Coorong.

In 2017 - 18, Commonwealth environmental water will continue to build on the positive responses of vegetation from past environmental watering and natural flows; and provide habitat and recruitment opportunities for waterbirds, native fish, turtles and frogs.

Commonwealth environmental water, along with a number of other sources of environmental water, is being delivered to provide benefits along the length of the River Murray in 2017 - 18, contributing to flows and targeting outcomes from Hume Dam through to the Coorong.

This involves highly targeted and discrete environmental watering actions such as maintaining low flows to manage water quality by flushing waterholes and directing small volumes of water from the main river channels to providing refuges for plants and animals in wetlands and channel systems.

After floods have receded, releasing environmental water into the system may provide healthy water, creating refuge flows and improving water quality.

The Thompson campaign has pointed out throughout the city comptroller's run for mayor that he has worked hard on environmental efforts, including attempting to stop natural gas drilling within or near the city's upstate watershed, which provides drinking water to the city's residents; calling for the preservation of wildlife space in the Ridgewood Reservoir; and issuing a report documenting the impact of airport congestion at the city's three major airports; and the rise in airport runoff, especially the flow from Kennedy Airport into marshes in Jamaica Bay.

Gene flow between the two species can also cause ecological and environmental problems, especially if the introduced trait provides an adaptive advantage to the progeny such as disease or insect resistance, Bagavathiannan said.

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