Our Executive Manager Customer & Stakeholders - Andrew Kremor talks about the Minister's for Water, Lisa Neville, announcement in regards the situation of the lower murray river water extraction.

Minister for Water Lisa Neville has directed Lower Murray Water and Goulburn Murray Water to refer all licence applications in the lower Murray region to her for assessment for the next 12 months.

No new licences for extraction will be issued or limit increases granted unless it can be shown that there will be no increased risks to the environment or entitlement holders.

Increased demand for water downstream has resulted in high summer flows, which are eroding important waterways such as the Barmah Choke and Goulburn River - while growth in extraction is also changing the risks of delivery shortfalls.