Irrigators urge Tanya Plibersek to avoid ‘war over water’ at Murray-Darling Basin plan meeting

NSW and Victoria to ask federal water minister for exemptions to their commitments, while irrigators want focus on gains made

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Irrigators in northern New South Wales have urged the federal water minister, Tanya Plibersek, to focus on the gains made under the Murray-Darling Basin plan and avoid a war over water" at a crucial meeting on Wednesday.

NSW and Victoria are expected to ask for significant concessions to their obligations on supply and efficiency measures, after it became apparent they would not meet their commitments by the plan's end date of 2024.

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