NSW exceeds Barwon-Darling water allocations in first year of compliance after regime overhaul
by Anne Davies from Environment | The Guardian on (#5MWKX)
Murray-Darling Basin Authority says the state did not operate in a manner consistent with its submitted water resource plan
New South Wales has been found to have exceeded its water allocations for 2019-20 in the Barwon-Darling catchment, one of the main cotton-growing areas of the state, raising new questions about the effectiveness of the state's water enforcement rules.
The Barwon-Darling is the main tributary for the Darling and was the focus of the 2017 Four Corners report which raised allegations of water theft, pumps being tampered with and water users taking more than their allocations.
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