Water price spike has farmers fearing for future of irrigation
By Lucy Thackray, Josh Becker, and David Claughton
WaterNSW in a "death spiral" and irrigators say steep price rises for water will not save it.
#WaterResources #IrrigatedFarming #StateandTerritoryGovernment #LucyThackray #JoshBecker # #DavidClaughton
Murray-Darling Basin communities call for balance in review
By Shannon Pearce, Emily Doak, Annie Brown, and Anita Ward
Communities across the Murray-Darling Basin are calling for a better balance, as irrigators say water buybacks are hurting their communities.
#MurrayDarlingBasin #Rivers #EnvironmentalHealth #IndigenousPolicy #IrrigatedFarming #ShannonPearce #EmilyDoak #AnnieBrown # #AnitaWard
Residents worried about dramatic increase to Menindee Lakes water release
By Bill Ormonde and Oliver Brown
Residents living along the Darling River are worried the decision to double water releases from the Menindee Lakes will remove the system's drought reserve. But authorities say it will help rebuild populations of Murray cod downstream.
#MurrayDarlingBasin #WaterResources #EnvironmentalManagement #EnvironmentalPolicy #WaterSupply #Rivers #EnvironmentalHealth #StateandTerritoryGovernment #RegionalCommunities #RuralandRemoteCommunities #Fish #EnvironmentalImpacts #IrrigatedFarming #BillOrmonde #OliverBrown
Residents living along the Darling River are worried the decision to double water releases from the Menindee Lakes will remove the system's drought reserve. But authorities say it will help rebuild populations of Murray cod downstream.
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