The Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) is to produce a draft water reallocation plan for the basin, but on what science will it be based and how closely will communities be consulted?The draft plan on water reallocation is to be ready next year. If it is to strike an acceptable balance between the environment and socio-economic issues, it will require close, detailed and extensive consultations with farmers and communities on the complex land-riverine health issues across this huge tract of A…
