The Recovery Team has been assisting the Department of Environment's Salinity Management Group to prepare a "Salinity Situation Statement" for the Kent River. Much like the "Statement" produced for the Denmark River earlier in the year it aims to assess the current salinity situation of the Kent River Recovery Catchment, predict what could be expected if no further landuse change or engineering works are established, and provide a range of management options and their likely effects on river salinity.

The Salinity Management Group has completed comprehensive catchment modelling and come to the conclusion that the salinity of the Kent River can be reduced to 500 mg/litre using a range of management options. These options include engineering options such as groundwater pumping and diversions and the further establishment of perennial pastures, bluegums, pines and sawlogs.

When complete, the "Salinity Situation Statement" will be available to the public. Following the release of the Statement, the economic, social and environmental impacts of the proposed management options will be evaluated in consultation with the Recovery Team. Using the outcomes of this evaluation as a guide, the Recovery Team will be able to decide how achievable the target of potable water is in the catchment.