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Managing the MDB in C21

Managing the MDB in C21. Prof. Mike Young Research Chair, Water Economics & Management School of Earth and Environmental Sciences The University of Adelaide Friday 21 st December 2006. Less rain means much less water!. Sydney. River Murray Inflow. 5400 GL/yr. 6300 GL/yr.

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Managing the MDB in C21

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  1. Managing the MDB in C21 Prof. Mike Young Research Chair, Water Economics & ManagementSchool of Earth and Environmental SciencesThe University of Adelaide Friday 21st December 2006

  2. Less rain means much less water!

  3. Sydney

  4. River Murray Inflow 5400 GL/yr 6300 GL/yr Source: MDBC 2006 & Craik 2005

  5. River Murray Inflows GL

  6. Source: Goode 2006

  7. Flow management/ manipulation Allocation policies Governance Infrastructure Water recovery Land Management & improved irrigation practices Water trade policies Dynamic Cap on diversions Potential Solutions Source: After Goode 2006

  8. Governance options • State v’s State • Managing the System as one

  9. Governance levels • National • Trading protocols • Pricing and charging principles • Register guidelines • Sharing objectives and principles • Basin • Actual registers • Water allocation • System scale management • Catchment • Development and land-use control

  10. Charter and Objectives • Charter • Manage the MDB as a single system • Objectives • Outcome focused • Few in number

  11. Governance Option • Options • Select Committee – Independent Commissioners • Droplet – A new body • Concepts • Independent management with strong accountability to community and parliaments • Skill based members • Appointed by a Ministerial Council to provide coverage of full skill set • Funded via an independent revenue source

  12. Responsibility and accountability • Possible minimum set • Merged entitlement register • All allocation announcements • Allocation accounts • All trading rules • Water sharing rules • Environment v’s consumptive use • Infrastructure maintenance

  13. Process accountability • Water accounts audited annually • Ministerial instructions only from the entire Ministerial Council and only in writing

  14. Integrated Infrastructure Management? NSW & ACTSystems Snowy System Victorian Systems A Joint Government Enterprise?

  15. A way forward • Community consideration • Do you want change? • Is the Status Quo an option? • Engagement of governance experts • Already happening • A public inquiry? • Who would Commission? • COAG? • First Ministers?

  16. Is MDB Governance right for C21? Contact: Prof Mike Young Water Economics and Management Email: Mike.Young@adelaide.edu.au Phone: +61-8-8303.5279Mobile: +61-408-488.538

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