Australia: Water scientist sounds alarm over $300m Greater South East Irrigation Scheme near Hobart.
One of Tasmania’s leading water scientists fears the state government will plunge millions of taxpayer dollars into a new irrigation project without collecting crucial environmental data, potentially putting Hobart’s major river at risk.
The Greater South East Irrigation Scheme aims to supply 37.2 gigalitres (GL), or more than 14,000 Olympic swimming pools, of water per year from Lake Meadowbank, on the River Derwent, to one of the state’s driest farming areas from 2030.
