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The health of the Snowy River at its mouth and the sand closure at Marlo were last week inspected by directors and staff of the company charged with securing environmental flows for the Snowy.
Chairman of Water for Rivers, Richard Bull, said the field trip was an important exercise enabling a greater understanding of the extent of how the river evolves at its headwaters on Mr Kosciuszko through to the sea at Marlo.
"We were shown the effects of the mouth closure at Marlo and the impact on the health of the supporting wetlands and riparian vegetation as well as the infection of salt on the native trees.
"The visit was also an opportunity for the Board of Water for Rivers to convey information on the water savings achieved so far. We are confident on reaching our final target of 212 gigalitres by 2012," Mr Bull said.
Sixty gigalitres have already been recovered by Water for Rivers, two-thirds of which will be allocated to the Snowy River as soon as the modification works are completed on the Jindabyne dam, he added.
The Victorian and New South Wales Governments are investing $300 million to have the Snowy River flowing at 21 percent of its original volume over the next eight years.
The inspection of the lower Snowy was organised with the assistance of the Member for Gippsland East, Craig Ingram, along with representatives of local landholders and the Catchment Management Authority members who were able to discuss joint matters of concern over the Snowy River and its flow regimes.
East Gippsland News
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