Challenges confront Artesian water resources

Mike Foley
Updated August 24 2016 - 7:27am, first published August 22 2016 - 1:03pm
State and federal funding to improve cap and pipe uncontrolled bores in the Artesian Basin has topped $280m since 1999 and secured more than $50m in direct and in-kind from landholders.
State and federal funding to improve cap and pipe uncontrolled bores in the Artesian Basin has topped $280m since 1999 and secured more than $50m in direct and in-kind from landholders.

GROUNDWATER resources are the lifeblood of communities across much of inland Australia and but careful management of emerging challenges is needed to preserve the Great Artesian Basin into the future, according to a new report commissioned by the Commonwealth.

Mike Foley

Mike Foley

National rural reporter

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