More mass fish kills could be on the horizon

Releases from Menindee Lakes into the lower Darling River will soon be reduced in a bid to dilute ‘black water’ which could lead to fish deaths.

Wet weather in Northern New South Wales is causing flood waters with low oxygen levels to enter the river system.

Rural reporter Rhiannon Soliman-Marron spoke with the Environment Department’s Water Planning Director Allan Raine to hear more about a potential ‘black water event’ and what can be done to mitigate the effects.