Too late for block banks: Darling irrigator says water is likely to run out quicker than expected

A LOWER Darling farmer fears dry conditions will leave landholders without water by the end of summer, despite the construction of block banks to store emergency supplies.Work to build two block banks for households, stock and fruit trees downstream of Pooncarie has finished but the lengthy approvals process means construction on two banks further upstream […]

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