Commonwealth water ownership rule rewrite sparking backlash

Mike Foley
September 27 2019 - 6:30am
Line in the sand: Irrigators who oppose the Murray Darling Basin Authority's water changes met at the Baan Baa Railway Hotel on Tuesday.
Line in the sand: Irrigators who oppose the Murray Darling Basin Authority's water changes met at the Baan Baa Railway Hotel on Tuesday.

A "die in a ditch" dispute over ownership of 2000 gigalitres of water and the definition of Planned Environment Water - known as PEW - is creating an almighty stink in irrigation country.

Mike Foley

Mike Foley

National rural reporter

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