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WATER: Governments raid irrigation water

Patrick J. ByrneNov 24, 20075 min read

Farmers are outraged that governments are buying scarce irrigation water for environmental flows, writes Patrick J. Byrne.Farmers in the Murray-Darling Basin are outraged that governments are buying irrigation water from drought-stressed farmers for environmental flows instead of investing in water savings measures.As a matter of principle, during a drought there should be no buying of water for environmental purposes, and environmental flows should…

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