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Watchdog looking for illegal water take can now use satellite imagery from European Space Agency
The water watchdog in New South Wales is warning it can now see everything, thanks to unprecedented access to satellite imagery from agencies, including the European Space Agency, to crack down on illegal water take.
Key points:
- New satellites imagery is being used to improve monitoring of water take
- The land area under investigation now includes 3,500 properties
- The regulator, NRAR, is so far happy with compliance
The imagery is being used by the National Resource Access Regulator (NRAR) to monitor water flows and water extraction in great detail, investigating on-farm storages and floodplain harvesting.
Chief regulatory officer Grant Barnes said it conducted the biggest monitoring effort in its history when watching an environmental flow…
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