Murray-Darling Basin Plan ‘cannot achieve’ environmental water savings target, report finds
by Tory Shepherd from on (#6226Q)
Findings will increase calls for voluntary buybacks, which could provide the water quickly but would require legislation
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A key environmental measure in the Murray-Darling Basin plan cannot be achieved under the current program settings" which may only save 13% of the 450 gigalitres required to protect river ecosystems, a much-anticipated report has found.
The plan promises 450GL to the environment, to save wetlands and avoid species loss, by 2024. The commonwealth funds that 450GL through the water for the environment special account (WESA).
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