ABC News – Australia
·australia
·2 hours ago
Water restrictions loophole has some big players still pumping, expert warns
NSW water restrictions introduced after Menindee Lakes dropped to 250 gigalitres contain a significant loophole, according to water policy expert Maryanne Slattery. Seventy percent of flood-plain harvesting licences in the Barwon-Darling allow irrigators to pump from natural pools connected to the river, effectively bypassing the embargo. Cotton Australia disputes the claim, saying restrictions are extremely effective.
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