%T Southern discomfort: water losses in the southern Murray Darling Basin
%A Maryanne Slattery
%A Rod Campbell


%I The Australia Institute
%D 2019

%K Irrigation, %K Fresh water, %K Agriculture, %K Rivers



%U https://apo.org.au/node/242176

%X Decisions by the Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) to flood the Barmah-Millewa forest and drain Menindee Lakes have reduced water for NSW Murray general security holders, who have zero allocation for 2018-19. This research estimates an allocation of between 16% and 61% could have been possible had MDBA complied with its official objectives.
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