Barwon-Darling river ecosystem on path to collapse, review warns
by Anne Davies from Environment | The Guardian on (#4KSK5)
NSW Natural Resources Commission says plan for the Barwon-Darling needs urgent overhaul to save ecosystem 'in crisis'
The Murray-Darling river system managed by NSW - the Barwon-Darling - is "an ecosystem in crisis" which is on a path to collapse and urgent reforms are needed to save it, a review has warned.
The NSW Natural Resources Commission was asked to bring forward a statutory review of the Barwon-Darling by the previous minister Niall Blair, after ABC's Four Corners aired allegations in 2017 of widespread water theft and another independent report raised serious doubts about the river's management.
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