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Murray Darling Basin Plan’s on-farm Water Efficiency Program axed by government
No more water will be taken from farms to be returned to the environment under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan following a policy shift announced today by the federal government.
Key points:
- The government cancels a program that funds farmers to save water for the Murray-Darling Basin
- The Water Minister says there is $1.3 billion in government funds to save water from off-farm projects instead
- An SA senator says water for the basin plan should come from willing irrigators
“We think we can do better with off-farm efficiencies,” Water Minister Keith Pitt said.
Speaking from a dairy farm in Victoria, Mr Pitt told the ABC he had axed the Water Efficiency Program (WEP), which provided irrigators in the basin with funds to upgrade and improve…
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