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"A long-awaited report released on Tuesday found the amount of water promised
to river environments under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan “cannot be achieved”
under current settings. In short, the plan is failing on a key target.
The water is essential to protecting plants, animals and ecosystems along
Australia’s most important river system.
One part of the plan stipulates that by 2024, 450 billion litres of water – a
small proportion of the overall target – should be recovered and returned to
rivers, wetlands and groundwater systems. This should be achieved through water
efficiency programs funded by the Commonwealth.
But just two years out from the deadline, only 2.6 billion litres, or about
0.5% of this water, has actually been delivered. The findings have reignited
debate about the Murray-Darling Basin – a running sore for which treatments
abound, but seemingly no cure exists.
Before the May election, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledged to deliver the
Murray-Darling Basin Plan. But yesterday’s report, prepared by independent
experts, casts serious doubt on whether that promise can be kept. The basin’s
focus on a sustainable future is still a way off, and only political will can
fix it."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
