Environment Centre NT launches legal action against government’s Mataranka water plan.
An NT environment group has launched legal action against a water plan for the massive underground aquifer that discharges into Mataranka’s iconic Bitter Springs and the Roper River.
The 10-year plan was approved by the NT government in December and allows for up to 62,000 ML/year to be extracted from the Tindal Limestone Aquifer, which is roughly double the amount that could previously be extracted.
Environment Centre NT director Kirsty Howey said the group would argue Water Minister Josh Burgoyne didn’t follow the law when declaring the plan.
