WATER: Towards healthier river systems: a flawed process
The proposal to reallocate up to 15% of farmers water allocations for environmental flows down the Murray-Darling Basin is a flawed process, argues Professor John J Pigram. He is Adjunct Professor at the University of New England, was previously Director of the Centre for Water Policy Research at UNE, is President of the International Water Resources Association, and is on the Board of Governors of the World Water Council. This article first appeared in Water, February 2003. Summary The Water Policy Agreement put in place by the Council of Australian Governments in 1994, and endorsed by successive high level policy…