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NSW Irrigators’ Council calls for honest conversation as its research shows inflows to river systems have halved
The New South Wales Irrigators’ Council has found climate change is taking its toll on water availability with inflows almost halving over the past 20 years.
Key points:
- Climate change is halving water inflows, according to 20 years of records from Water NSW
- NSW Irrigators’ Council says an “open and honest” conversation is needed about how water is used and stored
- It is calling for water held by governments to be opened up to scrutiny
Chief executive officer Claire Miller called for an open and honest conversation to be had about about general security water allocations and how much water was held back to safeguard the river in times of drought.
“What we’ve done is we’ve taken the inflow records since 1895 from Water NSW and we’ve had a look…
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