Murray Darling Basin Plan s on-farm Water Efficiency Program axed by government
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The Water Efficiency Program, returning farm water savings to the environment, has been axed.
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No more water will be taken from farms to be returned to the environment under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan following a policy shift announced on Wednesday by the federal government.
Key points: The government cancels a program that funds farmers to save water for the Murray-Darling Basin The Water Minister says there is $1.3 billion in government funds to save water from off-farm projects instead An SA senator says water for the basin plan should come from willing irrigators