Three reasons why it’s a bad idea to ramp up Adelaide's desalination plant
- Written by Sarah Ann Wheeler, Professor in Water Economics, University of Adelaide
Drought-affected farmers in New South Wales have called for South Australia to increase the use of its desalination plant to enable an increase in water allocations for other users along the Murray River.
The farmers’ argument is that if Adelaide in particular draws less water from the river more will be available for agriculture in NSW and...
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