The report is the first stage of a project looking at how higher river flows might affect stakeholders.
Described as the ‘constraints report’, the Consultative Committee was appointed by the minister to provide advice and input.
The government is exploring opportunities to enhance higher river flow to re-establish natural river and wetland processes that support healthy fish, bird and vegetation populations.
Under predicted climate change scenarios, these systems are less likely to receive enough water in the future.
A Victorian Government spokesperson said this week: “The constraints feasibility study has been completed and is being considered."
Commonwealth legislation requires a Murray-Darling Basin Authority-led roadmap for constraints implementation to be prepared by December 2024.
The feasibility study will be made available to the public and the Murray-Darling Basin Authority to inform the roadmap, the spokesperson said.
Consultative Committee member and Wyuna farmer, Russell Pell, would not reveal the contents of the report, but said he was happy that the issue had been thoroughly investigated.
“I think the committee did a pretty good job and covered off a range of issue,” he said.
Former Victorian deputy premier Pat McNamara chaired the group, which was established about 18 months ago.
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