The Queensland Government has rejected criticism of its plans to sell 8,000 megalitres of water from the Warrego River in the state’s south-west.
The river feeds into the Murray Darling river system and concerns have been raised about the environmental impact of reducing the river flow.
But Acting Water Minister Paul Lucas says the plans are in line with the National Water Initiative and the amount of water in question is small compared to other states.
“Queensland farmers need to irrigate, they suffer from rainfall problems as well,” he said.
“We’re entitled to a fair go and I don’t think having 5 per cent of the use in the Murray Darling system is unreasonable in terms of Queensland.
“We’ll stand up for Queensland farmers because you can do that at the same time as being appropriate in terms of water use.”
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The Queensland Government has rejected criticism of its plans to sell 8,000 megalitres of water from the Warrego River in the state’s south-west.
The river feeds into the Murray Darling river system and concerns have been raised about the environmental impact of reducing the river flow.
But Acting Water Minister Paul Lucas says the plans are in line with the National Water Initiative and the amount of water in question is small compared to other states.
“Queensland farmers need to irrigate, they suffer from rainfall problems as well,” he said.
“We’re entitled to a fair go and I don’t think having 5 per cent of the use in the Murray Darling system is unreasonable in terms of Queensland.
“We’ll stand up for Queensland farmers because you can do that at the same time as being appropriate in terms of water use.”
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