ACT Basin Plan failure
The ACT has failed to deliver a drop towards the Murray Darling Basin Plan, but has cut a $50m deal with the federal government to take water off Snowy Hydro.
Water
Why SA wine irrigators want to offload their water
Almost one in four irrigators in Australia’s largest wine-grape growing region want to sell their water, amid a red grape glut.
How urban water could affect federal buyouts
Victoria’s urban water bodies are sitting on 133GL of excess water entitlements, which could be bought or leased to the federal government.
Victoria in federal buybacks scramble
Victorian Water Minister Harriet Shing is searching for a way to block buybacks in Goulburn and Murray irrigation communities.
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GMW bungles water sale
GMW was meant to sell 55,000 megalitres of water on behalf of irrigators last season. But its bungling has cost irrigators dearly.
Almond producer to pay $73,000 for overpumping
A business owned by foreign investors has agreed to pay costs and forfeit water for overpumping 224 Olympic swimming pools from a groundwater bore.
Aboriginal groups seek sole management of Vic water
The Andrews government’s push for treaties with traditional owners includes proposals that risk allocations to local growers.
Plibersek: NSW ‘must comply’ with Basin water rules
The Morrison government let NSW flout water rules for too long, says new Minister for Water and the Environment Tanya Plibersek.
Lower Murray communities urge water release
Farmers and Traditional Owners say what is happening in the ‘Kakadu of Victoria’ should set off alarm bells for water managers.
‘Disaster’: Hume and Dartmouth dams near capacity
Two major water storages are close to 95 per cent full and are creating major flooding concerns for farmers.
Cotton grower to pay for overpumping 584.8ML
A cotton grower has agreed to pay $15,000 plus $10,000 in costs for overpumping the equivalent of 234 Olympic swimming pools of groundwater.
Water Minister alerted to ‘likely’ legal action
Officials warned the NSW Water Minister flood plain harvesting rules failed to protect the environment and a legal challenge was “likely”, documents reveal.
NSW Gov promises Menindee drought reserve
Darling River locals say the new drought reserve is totally inadequate, but the NSW Water Minister is pushing ahead.
Floodplain harvesting gates set to re-open
The NSW Government is charging ahead with licensing floodplain harvesting across the Northern Darling and its tributaries.
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