Weeks out from the Murray-Darling Basin Authority's draft decision on environmental flows, evidence has been supplied from a veteran irrigator in Victoria's north on the environmental health of the system.

 

Neil Eagle, an irrigator from Barham in northern Victoria, has released findings from his property that show the river is in "remarkably good shape".

 

"The salinity readings are now at pre-World War II levels at Morgan, at the monitoring point," Mr Eagle told ABC news.

 

"Turbidity levels are down, nutrient loads of nitrates and phosphates are down."

 

Mr Eagle has criticised the management of the river red gums, saying that a ban on logging contradicts the introduction of increased environmental flows which will significantly increase tree populations.