There is potentially good news on the Blue-Green Algae situation with the latest updates on the Edward and Wakool Rivers containing the word ‘decreasing’ in the description.

Gulpa Creek and the Edward River from Mathoura to Old Morago is showing steady levels upstream but the levels are decreasing towards Moulamein.

The word on the Wakool River from the Wakool-Barham Road to Kyalite is that levels are steady at Kyalite but levels are decreasing at Wakool-Barham Road.

There is no word yet on if the Red Alert status being lifted as the last alert update was on May 12 and so DNS will continue to monitor the website for updated reports.

Readers can also see the reports for themselves on the link below.
http://www.water.nsw.gov.au/water-management/water-quality/algal-information

May is coming to an end and it’s been an action packed month for Deniliquin and so DNS has put together a recap of a small part of the action.

Markets were well attended this month which is always a good thing for the community as sales help local people and organizations out.

The Deniliquin Fine Wine & Food Festival was a well received event on the 28th despite nature trying it’s best to wash it out and hopefully the Festival will continue on for more years to come.

Milk from local producers were snapped up by locals, Milk is good for everyone so keep on buying Milk at any price you can, for those who seek to really help dairy farmers out buy milk directly from them to ensure the farmer gets every cent of the profit.

Deni’s Diner is now operating during most of the day hours at Green Pepper Pizza Café and that means locals now have a bigger choice of food to order around town.

Blue-Green Algae is still a problem with still no sign of Red Alert being changed to Yellow or Green Alert for the Edward River.

Deniliquin Council officially got merged with Conargo Shire to form the Edward River Council and DNS is yet to meet a person who believes the merger is a wonderful thing for the area.

Discontent over rates piqued during the month with many locals still unhappy about the rates and it is hoped the new Council Administrator does something about it.

Football and Netball competitions were well underway in May and the month ended with a thrilling A Grade draw in between the Rovers and Tocumwal in Netball and then fans witnessed a thrilling two point win to the Rovers Seniors in Football against Tocumwal.

We saw a record amount of rain fall this month with 99.8mm of the precious liquid falling throughout the month, it is reported that the 99.8mm of rain is the highest May rainfall in 60 years.

Morning temperatures were a couple of degrees above average which meant there was a little bit more motivation to get out of bed to get to work, school or TAFE.

Lastly, It was reported today that the first Deniliquin and District Transport Industry Wall of Fame is happening in September this year and there is no doubt there is many people who are worthy of being among the first honoured as the transport industry is a vital part of society for without transport there would not be the ability to shift goods and services around the country.

That’s a wrap of May, there was lots more on through the month and we can only hope that June will be just as big a month for Deniliquin as May was.

The Algae situation for the Edward River has not changed with the Algae alert map still showing red where we are in the world.

The new report that came out today reports that Gulpa Creek and the Edward River (Mathoura to Old Morago) is still reporting that it’s levels of Algae are steady.

There is some good news for those on the Wakool River as the report for Wakool River from the Wakool-Barham Road to Kyalite is now reading steady, this is good because for some time now levels were reported to be increasing in parts.

With Blue-Green Algae known to grown from heat being trapped in the water and a lack of river movement, it is hoped that the approaching Winter will be what the area needs to get rid of the Algae.

After the Algae goes away, A solution to prevent it from happening again must be found before the weather heats back up in a few months time and potentially causing another months long period of no river activity.

As mentioned previously, one of those solutions is a redesign or abolishment of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan as it is believed to be the cause of many problems from a lack of available water, lack of good water flow and Blue-Green Algae outbreaks to name a few issues.

Further updates on the Algae can be obtained by visiting
http://www.water.nsw.gov.au/water-management/water-quality/algal-information

Between 9am Friday and 9am Saturday, A total of 22mm of rain came down across Deniliquin giving a grand total of 36.4mm of rain since 9am Wednesday.

99.2mm of rain has fallen on Deniliquin during the month of May which is a Weatherzone record for the town as the previous record that was set in 2010 totalled 52.8mm.

The total rainfall for this time in 2016 is currently 162.0mm, the total for this time last year is 118mm, Deniliquin has had four more days of rain compared to last year and has 1.2 more days of rain when comparing the total to the average rainfall to May.

Caution is advised when travelling on dirt roads for they were be tricky to drive on for at least the next couple of days but on the flip side some may revel in the fact their car will be sliding down the roads

There is no more rain expected for the rest of the month but there will be very cold mornings of around three degrees on Sunday, two degrees on Monday and three degrees on Tuesday with top temperatures through the days being 14, 13 and 14 degrees.

Morning temperatures for the first few days of June will be no lower than 5 degrees which should be of some comfort to those doing farm work or walking to work, the shops, school or TAFE.