Murray-Darling Basin Authority

The MDBA is an independent statutory agency in the Australian Government. We are responsible for planning the Basin's water resources, with all planning decisions made in the interest of the Basin as a whole. We work with Basin states, industries and communities to manage the Murray–Darling Basin’s water resources.

 We are working towards a resilient Murray–Darling Basin whose rivers function through the extremes of changing climate, and whose communities are ready for their future. We are committed to taking a whole-of-Basin view to ensure social, economic, environmental and cultural perspectives are considered to protect our rivers for generations.