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Singleton Station granted 40,000 megalitre water licence in staged approval
The Northern Territory Water Controller has granted a licence to a cattle station that could see the eventual extraction of 40,000 megalitres of groundwater per year.
Key points:
- The owners of Singleton Station plan to develop a “nationally significant” horticultural project
- The NT Water Controller says the company will need to meet various conditions
- Traditional owners are considering challenging the decision
Fortune Agribusiness wants to develop a $150 million “nationally significant” horticultural project on Singleton Station – 380 kilometres north of Alice Springs – in which up to 3,500 hectares of land would be irrigated to grow onions, rockmelons, citrus, grapes and other crops.
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