Murray-Darling Basin Authority managers are preparing to face Border landholders annoyed at handling of brimming Lake Hume

Member for Farrer Sussan Ley has spoken to the body’s chairman Neil Andrew and chief executive Phillip Glyde in the wake of community concern at the handling Lake Hume outflows.

As a result, MDBA representatives are expected to visit Albury for a face-to-face meeting with landholders left frustrated about sudden changes in the level of cascading megalitres.

Murray River Action Group chairman Richard Sargood said he had also had a promise from the MDBA for a senior manager to address his members.

“We have a commitment for the senior director of river operations Joe Davis to come down here, after this event, and explain why the river was managed the way it was,” Mr Sargood said

An MDBA spokeswoman was unable to confirm any details to The Border Mail about plans for activity in Albury.

Ms Ley said on Wednesday she believed there was an “information gap” at the heart of the MDBA’s response to releases prompted by Lake Hume being near capacity.

Mr Sargood mirrored that sentiment.

“There has been a fair information vacuum in this whole event and some of the information has been up to 36 hours in arrears and that doesn’t bode well for making decisions in real time,” Mr Sargood said.

He said his communication with Mr Davis had improved after the initial jump in releases, but there had still been an over-reliance on word-of-mouth for downstream landholders.

“The last front would have taken a lot of stopping but the first three weeks of this could have been easily managed if everything was up to scratch,” Mr Sargood said.

Meanwhile, the impact of flooding on a West Wodonga quarry continues to be monitored by geotechnical experts.

A sand barrier breached at the site near Edwards and Sheathers roads on Thursday, sparking fears for a major powerline and gas pipe.

An SES spokesman said there had been some repair to the breach but the impact was still being played out.