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Report says water won’t be recovered from off-farm projects

Spelling it out: The Water for the Environment Special Account report says an additional 450Gl of water for the environment won’t be recovered under the current focus on off-farm projects. Photo by Keith Ward

A second review of the Water for the Environment Special Account, which was established to increase the volume of Murray-Darling Basin water available for environmental use by 450 gigalitres and ease or remove constraints on the capacity to deliver water to the environment, has declared neither will be achieved by the June 2024 deadline.

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