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Water security is an issue everywhere. Here in Australia, we have the Murray river. It is a major lifeline to Adelaide. However upstream farmers have been ident
by Arbalest 9y ago
Water security is an issue everywhere. Here in Australia, we have the Murray river. It is a major lifeline to Adelaide. However upstream farmers have been identified as stealing water, and their parent states aren't doing anything about it. I'm sure there's many farming practices that could be improved to reduce water consumption, but with lax policing, it's not happening.
- catmanjan 9y agoI'm in NSW and I can guarantee you that if the upstream farms were more efficient with their water they would use the same amount, but grow more... It's a bit like the mining industry, government doesn't want to even risk damaging the top 2 industries this country has.
- femto 9y agoThe problem in NSW is some farmers taking more water than they are legally allowed to, to the detriment of all other users of the river system, and then the law not being enforced. In the 4 Corners report that exposed the (mal)practice, there were reports of rivers flowing backwards due to the amount of water is being sucked out of them. It's not a state vs. state thing, as even the local NSW communities are screaming about it. It's a small corrupt group vs. the nation, and it stinks.