Public Consultation Closes on Controversial Fitzroy River Water Management Plan
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- A three-month public consultation on the draft plan to manage Western Australia's Fitzroy River closes today, with concerns over balancing environmental, pastoral, and traditional owner interests.
- The plan limits groundwater use to 75.5 gigalitres/year and restricts new surface water entitlements.
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The Fitzroy River is crucial for environmental, cultural, and economic reasons, with longstanding debates over water extraction.
Public consultation on the controversial draft plan to manage one of Australia's vital river systems closes today, with significant work ahead to balance environmental, pastoral and traditional owner interests. The Fitzroy River, stretching more than 700 kilometres from Western Australia's East Kimberley to the Indian Ocean at King Sound, holds deep cultural, ecological and economic importance. In April, the WA government released a draft plan designed to manage water throughout the Fitzroy River catchment and Derby Peninsula. A three-month period for feedback is set to close today, June 30. [...]
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Further consultations will lead to revisions in the plan.
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Preguntas abiertas
- How will the final plan address the rejected 54 Aboriginal recommendations?
- What are the long-term environmental monitoring plans?