1/ Last Friday, @MelindaPaveyMP gazetted 3 new floodplain harvesting regulations. One of which allows for the exemption of rainfall run off collection under the Water Management Act 2000
legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/pdf/asmad…
#MurrayDarling #NSWpol #NSWFPH
legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/pdf/asmad…
#MurrayDarling #NSWpol #NSWFPH
2/ Under this regulation, land holders can use tail water dams to capture rainfall run-off from an irrigated field without a licence, and use that water to irrigate.
3/ The problem is, once water is in a dam, there’s no way to distinguish whether it fell as rain on the property, or was captured from the floodplain.
It means large volumes of water can be captured without any monitoring or measurement. Sound familiar?
#FloodplainHarvesting
It means large volumes of water can be captured without any monitoring or measurement. Sound familiar?
#FloodplainHarvesting
4/ In the words of the Minister herself, “you can’t manage it if you can’t measure it.”
This regulation will make it impossible for @NRAR to do its job and @MelindaPaveyMP is doing this under the guise of regulating floodplain harvesting.
This regulation will make it impossible for @NRAR to do its job and @MelindaPaveyMP is doing this under the guise of regulating floodplain harvesting.
5/ Put simply, We can have no confidence in floodplain harvesting licences if rainfall run-off is exempt from the process.
6/ That's why we welcome independent @justinrfield's commitment to undo these regs and move a disallowance motion this week.
What will the rest of the cross bench do?
@PennySharpemlc @michaeldaleyMP @ClaytonBarrMP @GreenCate @helendalton22 @MickVeitchMLC @RealMarkLatham
What will the rest of the cross bench do?
@PennySharpemlc @michaeldaleyMP @ClaytonBarrMP @GreenCate @helendalton22 @MickVeitchMLC @RealMarkLatham
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