Bordertown Community Early Flood Warning System

In reply to the Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (20 September 2016).

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Climate Change): The Minister for Water and the River Murray has received the following advice:

The total cost of the Bordertown Flood Monitoring System project was $180,327.

Available data would suggest that the Tatiara Creek has flowed from the upper catchment to Bordertown 144 times throughout the period of record (1977-2016).

The most recent significant flooding in Bordertown was in 2011 as reported in The Advertiser on 14 January 2011.