Marcus is a specialist in environmental water management.
Over 25 years he has contributed to major environmental water programs and reforms in south-eastern Australia and the Murray-Darling Basin.
He has provided leadership in the development and implementation of the Basin Plan, on-ground works for The Living Murray, water use plans for Commonwealth Environmental Water and environmental water delivery in rivers, wetlands, estuaries and groundwater-dependent ecosystems.
Highlights
Murray-Darling Basin Plan
Contributions to the development and implementation of the Basin’s first comprehensive planning framework. Expert input into water requirements of ecosystems. Evaluation of planning scenarios and water use options.
- Sustainable Diversion Limit adjustment mechanism
- Complementary Measures evaluation framework
- Key Ecosystem Functions of the MDB and their water requirements
- Key Environmental Assets of the MDB and their condition
- Basin-wide Annual Environmental Watering Prioritie
Environmental Water Planning
Water management analysis in catchments including hydrology, storages, control structures. Determination of ecological objectives and water needs. Integrated plans that maximise environmental outcomes for available environmental water.
- CEWO Environmental Water Delivery Plans
- Long-term Environmental Watering Plans
- Wetland and river Environmental Water Management Plans
- Yanco-Billabong Water Delivery Plan
Water Delivery in Aquatic Ecosystems
Assessment of values and threats to determine ecological objectives. Development of water delivery options with engineers, hydrologists and managers. Risk assessment, operational plans, performance and review.
- Gunbower Forest
- Pike Floodplain
- Murray Mouth and Lower Lakes
- Lindsay, Mulcra and Wallpolla Islands
- New South Wales River Murray floodplain: Euston to the SA border
- Hattah Lakes
- Koondrook-Perricoota Forest
- Lock 6 to 15
River and Wetland Water Requirements
Flow regime determination in rivers, wetlands and estuaries. Recommendations for environmental flow delivery.
- Water requirements of the South Australian River Murray
- Bool Lagoon, Wimmera River, Barwon River, Werribee River, Bass River, Gellibrand River, Gunbower Creek and others
- Barwon Estuary, Werribee Estuary, Gellibrand Estuary
Groundwater-dependent Ecosystems
Determine role of water in supporting ecosystems. Evaluate sensitivity to groundwater change. Make recommendations for resource protection.
- Water Allocation Plans
- Willunga Basin and Aldinga Scrub
- Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges
- Pilbara Mining Impacts
Key Clients
- Murray-Darling Basin Authority
- Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria
- Commonwealth Environmental Water Office
- Department Environment and Water, South Australia
- NSW Office of Water
- Forestry Corporation NSW
- Catchment management agencies in NSW, Victoria and South Australia
- CSIRO
