People of the lower-Darling Baaka River are breathing a collective sigh of relief after a flush of 45-50 GL fresh water has began its journey down the lower Darling-Baaka River below Menindee Lakes. This flush is intended to push a slug of algae infested river water right through the system into the Murray River and hopefully out to sea. But this flush has only been possible because of changes needed to be made to the rules and regulations that govern environmental water.

In this episode we speak to Mayor of Wentworth Shire Daniel Linklater about the experiences of people in his community who have endured this water quality crisis, and we also speak to Allan Raine, director of water planning implementation at the NSW DCCEEW, who helps us understand the complex policy mechanisms that had to be overcome to make this water release happen.