Water is the most relied upon resource on earth and if it disappeared life could not and would not exist on this planet. So if one of our major water sources in South Australia, the Murray Darling-Basin, became unusable, then we would need to identify the problem and do everything we could to stop or address it. This report investigates salinity in the Murray Darling Basin, using the question “Is enough being done to address the effects of salinity in the Murray Basin?” as a focal point. Salinity is a major environmental challenge facing the Murray and, if left unmanaged, could cause serious implications for water quality, plant growth, biodiversity, land productivity, infrastructure and could lead to the loss of a fundamental source of water for human needs. Five different aspects of the salinity problem are presented in this investigation and these aspects include what salinity is and how it became a problem, what the effects are, how salinity affects the rest of Australia, what can be done and is anyone doing something and finally what are the visions for the future of the Murray and its salinity levels. I used a variety of sources and methods to gather my information. These consisted of: • Emails, I sent emails to well-known support groups (MDA, MDBA and Save the Murray), CSIRO scientists and government organisations. • Personal observations, I was part of an expedition where we kayaked down Ral Ral Creek and got to observe what the Murray is going through and what it is like now. • Search online, search for documents and journals directly linked to government websites, Murray rescue-based organizations, and scientists whose job it is to monitor salinity and counteract it...... middle of paper..... .d 10 September 2013].Tapas Biswas, AK a. JA, 2012. Recent flooding and salinity of the Murray River. [Online]Available at: http://riversymposium.com/wp-content/uploads/B3E_Asitha-Katupitiya.pdf[Accessed 12 September 2013].CSIRO, 2013. CSIRO Land and Water. Salinity, pp. 1-4.Manager, SP, 2013. Save The Murray. Salinity, pp. 1-3.Newman, B., 2012. Australian Conference on Regolith and Shales. Salinity management and irrigation of the Murray River, pp. 163 - 166. Water Resources Group, D. o. Ea NR, 2013. factsheet 1. What's What About Salinity and the River Murray, pp. 1-4.Anon., 2007. Murray-Darling Basin Authority. [Online]Available at: http://www.mdba.gov.au/[Accessed 12 September 2013].Anon., 2008. Salinity and the Murray River. [Online]Available at: http://www.murrayriver.com.au/about-the-murray/salinity/[Accessed 12 September 2013].